O'Reilly Media - Ideas

APRIL 22, 2025

For the past decade and a half, I’ve been exploring the intersection of technology, education, and design as a professor of cognitive science and design at UC San Diego. I’ve been intrigued by this emerging practice called “vibe coding,” a term coined by Andrej Karpathy that’s been making waves in tech circles.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

PullRequest , a five year old startup that came out of Y Combinator in 2017 , helps software developers by providing an external code review team. This not only helps find bugs in code that might have been missed, it also helps identify security vulnerabilities before the software hits production.

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TechEmpower CTO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. What does a business leader do in this situation?

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CIO

MARCH 12, 2024

Generative AI is already having an impact on multiple areas of IT, most notably in software development. Early use cases include code generation and documentation, test case generation and test automation, as well as code optimization and refactoring, among others.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Software consultant Andrew Drach’s two companies Callentis and Solwey demonstrate his entrepreneurial skills, but his clients also value his educational background, as we learned through TechCrunch’s survey to identify the best software consultants for startups. How have you been finding clients?

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Specifically, organizations are contemplating Generative AI’s impact on software development. While the potential of Generative AI in software development is exciting, there are still risks and guardrails that need to be considered. Therefore, the technology will only be as good as the data provided.

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CIO

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Noting that companies pursued bold experiments in 2024 driven by generative AI and other emerging technologies, the research and advisory firm predicts a pivot to realizing value. Forrester said most technology executives expect their IT budgets to increase in 2025. Others won’t — and will come up against the limits of quick fixes.”

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CIO

DECEMBER 11, 2024

By modern, I refer to an engineering-driven methodology that fully capitalizes on automation and software engineering best practices. This approach is repeatable, minimizes dependence on manual controls, harnesses technology and AI for data management and integrates seamlessly into the digital product development process.

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CIO

APRIL 22, 2025

However, in todays era of rapid technological advancement and societal shifts, especially over the past five years, relying solely on traditional approaches is no longer enough to stay competitive. Their strength lies in managing the known and responding to immediate organizational needs. IQ ensures preparedness; EQ enables agility.

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CIO

JANUARY 7, 2025

Regardless of the driver of transformation, your companys culture, leadership, and operating practices must continuously improve to meet the demands of a globally competitive, faster-paced, and technology-enabled world with increasing security and other operational risks.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

From obscurity to ubiquity, the rise of large language models (LLMs) is a testament to rapid technological advancement. The analyst firm Forrester named AI agents as one of its top 10 emerging technologies this year and that it will deliver benefits in the next two to five years. The only cost is the creation of the Python code.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Despite mixed early returns , the outcome appears evident: Generative AI coding assistants will remake how software development teams are assembled, with QA and junior developer jobs at risk. AI will handle the rest of the software development roles, including security and compliance reviews, he predicts. “At

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AWS Machine Learning - AI

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Amazon maintains the flexibility for model customization while simplifying the process, making it straightforward for developers to use cutting-edge generative AI technologies in their applications. For this post, we run the code in a Jupyter notebook within VS Code and use Python.

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CIO

APRIL 17, 2025

Its not surprising to see the differences when C-level executives tend to receive PowerPoint-level snapshots of IT problems, including data quality, says Timothy Bates, a professor in the College of Innovation and Technology at the University of Michigan Executives see dashboards clean, aggregated, polished, Bates says.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

They just need their software development team to incorporate that [gen AI] component into an application, so talent is no longer a limiting factor,” the analyst claims. Tenjin is also being used for AI-assisted software development, data preparation and visualization, and content generation.

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CIO

MARCH 14, 2025

And yet, three to six months or more of deliberation to finalize a software purchasing decision. No wonder 90% of IT Executives in North America see software sourcing and vendor selection as a pain point. AI in Action: AI can improve demand forecasting, ensuring you have the right technology investments at the right time.

Technical Review 191

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CIO

APRIL 15, 2025

Technical debt is the cost accrued over time from technology implementation decisions that emphasize expediency over long-term quality and maintenance. It is based on the idea that cutting corners for the sake of speed when writing code or setting up infrastructure will create more work to upkeep, secure, or manage in the future.

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AWS Machine Learning - AI

MARCH 7, 2025

Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) is a leading strategic data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry, empowering clients to strengthen operating efficiency, improve underwriting and claims outcomes, combat fraud, and make informed decisions about global risks. You can create a decoupled architecture with reusable components.

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Xebia

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Being ready means understanding why you need that technology and what it is. The time when Hardvard Business Review posted the Data Scientist to be the “Sexiest Job of the 21st Century” is more than a decade ago [1]. Expectation : It is often expected that development- and operations teams magically work well together.

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Xebia

MAY 13, 2024

But what about a software developer? This was in no small part due to the culture at Oracle. This seems to be a natural career path: Software developers become team leads, and team leads become managers or architects. So, I decided to go back to software development. Easy to see.

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CIO

JULY 12, 2024

Good coding practices for performance and efficiency have been part of software engineering since the earliest days. These emissions include both the energy that physical hardware consumes to run software programs and those associated with manufacturing the hardware itself. How do we even know it’s green?

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CIO

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Digital transformation is expected to be the top strategic priority for businesses of all sizes and industries, yet organisations find the transformation journey challenging due to digital skill gap, tight budget, or technology resource shortages. Amidst these challenges, organisations turn to low-code to remain competitive and agile.

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Tenable

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Want to boost your software updates’ safety? And get the latest on the top “no-nos” for software security; the EU’s new cyber law; and CISOs’ communications with boards. The guide outlines key steps for a secure software development process, including planning; development and testing; internal rollout; and controlled rollout.

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CIO

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Consulting firm McKinsey Digital notes that many organizations fall short of their digital and AI transformation goals due to process complexity rather than technical complexity. A container orchestration system, such as open-source Kubernetes, is often used to automate software deployment, scaling, and management. Real-time analytics.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The 10/10-rated Log4Shell flaw in Log4j, an open source logging software that’s found practically everywhere, from online games to enterprise software and cloud data centers, claimed numerous victims from Adobe and Cloudflare to Twitter and Minecraft due to its ubiquitous presence. Image Credits: AppMap.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In investigating this phenomenon, Ng found the practice is becoming increasingly common, especially at large companies and in sectors requiring high skills, such as information technology. Hunter Ng conducted research based on nearly 270,000 reviews from the “Interviews” section of the popular recruiting platform Glassdoor.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2022

William Wilson is a partner in Goodwin ’s technology group and intellectual property practice. His practice focuses on technology transactions, including counseling, structuring and negotiating deals across industries with a particular focus on the fintech, healthcare and technology sectors. Contributor.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

For many organizations, preparing their data for AI is the first time they’ve looked at data in a cross-cutting way that shows the discrepancies between systems, says Eren Yahav, co-founder and CTO of AI coding assistant Tabnine. That requires curation and cleaning for hygiene and consistency, and it also requires a feedback loop.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Outsourcing engineering has become more common in recent years, so we’re starting a new initiative to profile the software consultants who startups love to work with the most. ” The software development agency has worked on more than 350 digital products since its founding in 2009, for startups of all sizes.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

QA Wolf , a cloud-based platform designed to detect bugs in software, today exited stealth and announced a $20 million funding round led by Inspired Capital with participation from Notation Capital, Operator Partners and Thiel Capital and several angel investors (among them Peter Thiel). Neither, obviously, are very desirable scenarios.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

German software giant SAP is under investigation by US officials for allegedly conspiring to overcharge the US government for its technology products over the course of a decade. Federal agents have searched Carahsoft’s offices in Washington, DC, and the DOJ is reviewing court records filed in Baltimore.

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CIO

JUNE 3, 2024

AI-generated code promises to reshape cloud-native application development practices, offering unparalleled efficiency gains and fostering innovation at unprecedented levels. This dichotomy underscores the need for a nuanced understanding between AI-developed code and security within the cloud-native ecosystem.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The need for efficient software development has taken on greater importance as enterprises introduce more and more digital services and add automation capabilities to enhance business processes. Managing software projects might not be at the top of CIOs’ priority lists , but it is something that IT leaders will have to master.

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CIO

APRIL 23, 2025

The company used a vendor that cost $5,000 a month, and the previous system only caught half of all policy violations, and half of the ones it flagged for review were false positives. In some cases, the final agent in the chain might send it back up the tree for additional review. Finally, all decisions go to humans for review.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Take Descope , for example, which today announced that it raised a whopping $53 million in seed funding for its “developer-first” authentication and user management platform. In tight economies, organizations feel the pressure to shift software development efforts to initiatives that’ll move the needle for business.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

Charles Fry , CEO of CODE Exitos , is a technology entrepreneur and investor who has launched and grown successful companies in e-commerce, logistics and IT services. I get this question often from entrepreneurs who know their business but don’t have experience creating software. Charles Fry. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Xebia

APRIL 1, 2025

Currently there is a lot of focus on the engineers that can produce code easier and faster using GitHub Copilot. Eventually this path leads to disappointment: either the code does not work as hoped, or there was crucial information missing and the AI took a wrong turn somewhere. Use what works for your application.

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