Indie web browser Ladybird flutters toward Rust with a little help from AI

Ladybird started out as the built-in native web browser of the Serenity OS project, which we tried out and wrote about in ...
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Microsoft brings C++ smarts to GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code

Updates to GitHub Copilot in VS Code provide the same C++ symbol context and CMake build configuration awareness as Microsoft’s C/C++ DevTools and CMake Tools extensions.

AI code translation startup Code Metal reels in $125M at $1.25B valuation

The company disclosed in its Thursday funding announcement that it’s now valued at $1.25 billion. That’s up from $250 million in November. Salesforce Ventures led the raise with participation from ...
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JetBrains introduces Java to Kotlin converter for Visual Studio Code

Extension that converts individual Java files to Kotlin code aims to ease the transition to Kotlin for Java developers.
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How WebAssembly Components Enable Safe and Portable Software Extensions

ABI and scripting to the Wasm Component Model (WASI Preview 2). He shares how to build secure plugin systems that run at near ...

Code Metal Raises $125 Million to Rewrite the Defense Industry’s Code With AI

The Boston startup uses AI to translate and verify legacy software for defense contractors, arguing modernization can’t come at the cost of new bugs.