Overall, the developers in the study accepted less than 44 percent of the code generated by AI without modification. A ...

We trace the rise of free open source software—code that can be freely modified and shared—from philosophical outlier to modern powerhouse. Topics Spotlight: AI-ready data centers; ...

Challenges can arise when snippets or lines of code within proprietary products contain open source code, which developers rely on because it is easy to use and free. In fact, a 2025 study by software ...

A new study from the non-profit METR suggests that AI coding tools may not offer productivity gains for experienced developers.

For years, code-editing tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and GitHub’s Copilot have been the standard for AI-powered software ...

Discover how Open Source with SLU, a grant-funded initiative in Saint Louis University’s Department of Computer Science, is enhancing research efforts across the University and preparing students to ...

The SolarWinds & Log4j hacks showed open source vulnerabilities. A study looks at the open source community’s efforts to “credit-rate” risk.

In a bid to inject AI into more of the programming process, OpenAI is launching Codex CLI, a coding “agent” designed to run locally from terminal software. Announced on Wednesday alongside ...

Open-source software allows anyone – for better or worse ... which promote the development of secure coding practices. While open-source software has roots back to the 1950s, ...

The productivity boost from GenAI is clear, but it creates tension with the industry’s increasing push to secure coding and software security.