Using an AI coding assistant to migrate an application from one programming language to another wasn’t as easy as it looked. Here are three takeaways.

Abstract: The quality of modern software relies heavily on the effective use of static code analysis tools. To improve their usefulness, these tools should be evaluated using a framework that ...

QR codes are used everywhere, yet few people understand how they actually function. By constructing one entirely by hand, the experiment exposes the structure and rules hidden inside the pattern. Each ...

Abstract: Convolutionally precoded polar codes known as polarization-adjusted convolutional (PAC) codes are a promising variant of polar codes for short block lengths. The precoding in PAC codes has ...

PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...

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When you’re getting into web development, you’ll hear a lot about Python and JavaScript. They’re both super popular, but they do different things and have their own quirks. It’s not really about which ...

Vibe coding — the fast-growing trend of using generative AI to spin up code from plain-language prompts — is quick, creative, and great for instant prototypes. But many argue that it's not cut out for ...

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index for 20 cities (seasonally adjusted) rose 0.2% M/M in August, reversing the -0.1% decrease logged in the prior month, according to data released on ...

A new UC Irvine study may have finally uncovered how dietary fiber protects the body from sugar’s damage, and how protecting yourself starts in the gut. Researchers at the UCI School of Medicine found ...

What if your code could think beyond syntax, anticipating bugs, predicting outcomes, and even reasoning through complex problems? Enter Meta’s Code World Model (CWM-32B), a innovative leap in ...

The reverse_bits function added in PR #4120 appears to return the original number’s binary string instead of its 32-bit bit-reversed form. The fix is to stop calling get_reverse_bit_string() inside ...