More than half of open-source projects contain code written in a memory-unsafe language, a report from the U.S.’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security… Story on TechRepublic
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White House to Developers: Using C or C++ Invites Cybersecurity Risks
They back a switch to more memory-safe programming languages. The tech industry sees their point, but it won’t be easy. Story on PCMag
Leap Year Fiasco: Feb. 29 Date Brings Inevitable Software Glitches
The once-every-four-years calendar anomaly disables New Zealand gas pumps, and causes PlayStation games to crash. When will we learn? Story on PCMag
Developers, watch your code: Official Python repository spread malicious projects
Cybersecurity specialist ESET discovered a series of malicious Python projects within PyPI, each of which deployed a customized backdoor containing cyberespionage functionality… Story on ZDNet
Microsoft Azure AI Adds GPT-4 and New Virtual Machines
Microsoft and OpenAI have gone hand-in-hand for a long time, from Microsoft’s initial funding of the company behind ChatGPT… Story on TechRepublic
How ChatGPT can rewrite and improve your existing code
Over the past few months, we’ve been exploring ChatGPT’s ability to create code… Story on ZDNet
I used ChatGPT to write the same routine in 12 top programming languages. Here’s how it did
Over the past few months, we’ve all come to know that ChatGPT can write code Story on ZDNet
Small business needs a different sort of software developer
Small Businesses need to look at Development a bit differently than large firms. There is no One-Size-Fits-All when it comes to technology. This ZDNet article discusses what Small Businesses should look for when searching for a software developer. Story on ZDNet
Programming languages: Microsoft's TypeScript shows vision can beat skepticism
Microsoft Typescript is ten years old, and it has a firm place in the world of web development. Story on ZDNet
350,000 open source projects at risk from Python vulnerability
If you are doing Python development, you need to be aware of a Python vulnerability that could put your project at risk. Story on TechRepublic