How To Measure How Much AI Is Improving Developer Productivity

AI is powerful, but it is not magic. Just because developers use AI tools does not mean outcomes will improve automatically.
InfoWorld

Which development platforms and tools should you learn now?

For software developers, choosing which technologies and skills to master next has never been more difficult. Experts offer ...

The Hidden AI Revolution Transforming How Software Gets Built

The firms that treat agentic AI as a chance to rebuild the software factory and rewire how work gets done will likely extract ...
CNET

Google releases Android programming tools

The software developer kit will let programmers create Java software for real or emulated Android mobile phones. Plus: a $10 million contest for coders. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...
ZDNet

What is a software developer? Everything you need to know about the programmer role and how it is changing

What is a software developer? A developer – also known as a programmer, coder or software engineer – is an IT professional who uses programming languages to create computer software. What do software ...
ZDNet

Worried about AI coding? Why the invention of power tools is the blueprint for your career future

AI coding tools act like power tools for programmers. Programming jobs will change, but not disappear entirely. New tester and AI-wrangler roles will grow alongside coders. Something terrifying is ...
CNET

Intel programming tools edge forward

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...