In the Code Anthem blog post Bad Code is Viral, Amber Shah describes why “writing bad code is viral.” This is a great post that reminds me of a pattern I have seen repeatedly: bad code does seem to ...

image: If you want to make sure your computer or server is not tricked into undertaking malicious or undesirable behavior, it's not enough to keep bad code out of the system. Two graduate students ...

Like babies, most code is born beautiful, at least in the eye of its creator. But the only time I ever heard one programmer praise another’s code was prerelease. In this newborn state, the code ...

Ever find yourself staring at a tricky coding problem and thinking, “shit”? If those thoughts make their way into your code or the associated comments, you’re in good company. When undergraduate ...

How low-code and no-code solutions can help good developers become even better Your email has been sent The more experienced a developer you are, the less likely you are to use low-code, no-code tools ...

Artificial intelligence models that are trained to behave badly on a narrow task may generalize this behavior across unrelated tasks, such as offering malicious advice, suggests a new study. The ...

While business leaders cheer, IT departments sneer—but here’s why pro coders should embrace low-code development. Low-code app development is here—and not everyone is happy about it. Businesses that ...

There’s lots and lots of software code in the world these days; heck, Google alone has more than two billion lines of code in its repository. But not all source code is created equal. Software ...

Artificial intelligence-powered tools such as GitHub Pilot and Tabnine offer developers autocomplete suggestions that help them write code faster. How do they ensure this code is secure? When GitHub ...

Editor’s note: Linda Hayes’ recent column, “Anatomy of Ugly: How Good Code Goes Bad”, generated a lot of reader response. Here are some of the comments on Linda’s dilemma about whether to rewrite ...