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AI coding assistants are getting worse

Newer models are more prone to silent but deadly failure modes ...
ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, RooCode, and Claude Code all have their strengths, but no single assistant ticks all the boxes. AI coding assistants powered by large language models (LLMs) ...
AI coding can make teams dramatically faster — but only if CIOs put smart guardrails in place so speed doesn’t turn into risk ...
A review of five non-Copilot AI coding assistants available in the Visual Studio Marketplace that support Visual Studio 2026 ...
Mistral AI SAS today debuted Mistral Code, a tool that uses four of its artificial intelligence models to help developers write code faster. Paris-based Mistral AI raised $640 million last year at a ...
What if coding could feel less like a grind and more like a seamless collaboration? Enter Deepseek Engineer V2, a new AI-powered coding assistant that’s redefining how developers approach their craft.
The race to deploy AI agents is heating up. At its annual I/O developer conference yesterday, Google announced that Jules, its new AI coding assistant, is now available worldwide in public beta. The ...
What if you could have a coding assistant that never sleeps, never takes breaks, and seamlessly juggles multiple tasks at once? For developers grappling with complex projects or tight deadlines, this ...
While questions about code quality persist, many coders also find it difficult to review AI output for errors due to verbose ...
The firms that treat agentic AI as a chance to rebuild the software factory and rewire how work gets done will likely extract ...
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, has sparked debate in the software industry after saying he wants engineers to spend “zero ...
Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang aims for engineers to code zero percent, leveraging AI assistants like Cursor to tackle complex, ...