GlassWorm malware hits 400+ code repos on GitHub, npm, VSCode, OpenVSX

The GlassWorm supply-chain campaign has returned with a new, coordinated attack that targeted hundreds of packages, ...

Pervaziv AI Launches Cortex 3.0 in Chrome, Edge and Firefox – World’s First Cross-Browser/IDE AI Coding & Security Agent

Cortex 3.0 delivers AI-powered code generation, vulnerability scanning, Enterprise AI & DevSecOps integrations, ...

Oracle unveils Project Detroit for faster Java interop with JavaScript and Python

JavaOne Oracle has shipped Java 26, a short-term release, and introduced Project Detroit, which promises faster interop between Java, JavaScript, and Python. Java 26 will be supported for just six ...
InfoQ

AI Is Amplifying Software Engineering Performance, Says the 2025 DORA Report

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the way software is built, but its impact is more nuanced than many ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Going Local (& a Bit Loco) with Open-Source AI in VS Code

This hands-on PoC shows how I got an open-source model running locally in Visual Studio Code, where the setup worked, where it broke down, and what to watch out for if you want to apply a local model ...
InfoQ

Beyond the Code: Hiring for Cultural Alignment

Alicia Collymore discusses the critical role of cultural alignment in building high-performing engineering teams. She explains how to move beyond "vibes" by identifying specific attributes in company ...

Development Environment: Eclipse IDE 2026-03 enhances Java refactoring

The quarterly release of Eclipse IDE 2026-03 brings some new features alongside bug fixes, such as the Java refactoring function "Convert Class to Record".
Visual Studio Magazine

Microsoft Sharpens AI Toolkit for VS Code in Foundry Update

Microsoft's February 2026 Foundry update includes broader platform changes, but the most immediate developer-facing news for VS Code users is an AI Toolkit refresh centered on tool discovery, agent ...
InfoWorld

Visual Studio Code previews agent plugins

Latest VS Code update introduces prepackaged bundles of chat customizations that can include skills, commands, agents, MCP ...
IEEE

An Exploratory Study of ML Sketches and Visual Code Assistants

Abstract: This paper explores the integration of Visual Code Assistants in Integrated Development Environments (IDEs). In Software Engineering, whiteboard sketching is often the initial step before ...
GitHub

Container Tools for Visual Studio Code

The Container Tools extension makes it easy to build, manage, and deploy containerized applications from Visual Studio Code. It also provides one-click debugging of Node.js, Python, and .NET inside a ...
IEEE

A Method for Converting Oracle Stored Procedures to Java Code

Abstract: Based on the strong demand for independent control and the improvement of domestic databases, database localization has become an inevitable trend. In the process of migrating Oracle ...