June 2026 TIOBE Index shows Python slipping below 19%, C++ moving back ahead of Java, and Rust reaching #12 as Paul Jansen revises his plateau call.

Python’s lead narrows again, C holds the runner-up spot, C++ returns to third, and SQL climbs back above R in June’s top 10 ...

The controversy over vibe coding reached a new high this week after a developer added hidden instructions to his open source Java testing app to sabotage projects performed by AI coding agents. The ...

Workspace Trust feature in VS Code 1.26 lets users configure whether code in a project folder can be executed by VS Code ...

Spring AI 2.0 advances the Java framework for generative AI apps with a Spring Boot 4 baseline, cleaner agentic tooling, Model Context Protocol support and vendor-backed integrations including Azure ...

Microsoft is delivering tools to quickly configure Windows PCs as workstations for Windows and Linux development.

Project Valhalla's JEP 401 will bring value classes to JDK 28, removing object identity from Java types in a 197,000-line change twelve years in the making ...

Learn about the changes in this new Code cycle by attending one of EC&M‘s Code Change Conferences. In two informative and interest-filled days, you’ll learn about key NEC changes that will impact your ...

Where children live and what their household’s socioeconomic status is leaves a mark on their brains, a new study in Science finds. The results suggest that the fewer opportunities a child’s zip code ...

GS1’s Melanie Nuce-Hilton breaks down how new QR codes may replace UPCs, giving shoppers more info, faster checkout, recalls, and smarter discounts. Top intelligence agency begins mass firings under ...

The release includes an embedded MCP server that exposes Spring project analytics to AI coding assistants, along with first-class support for Spring AI and automated property refactoring.

VS Code 1.125 adds in-editor visibility into additional Copilot budget usage as GitHub's AI-credit billing model continues to draw developer scrutiny.