‘Open-source coding at risk due to new EU legislation’
The Python Software Foundation (PSF) is unhappy with new EU legislation regarding cybersecurity. According to PSF head Deb Nicholson, open-source developers can be held responsible for flaws in code which they themselves have earned nothing from making.
The EU drafted two laws in 2022 that have ... Read more
JetBrains releases results for the State of Developer Ecosystem 2022
The tools vendor has released the results of their sixth annual survey on the landscape of the developer community.
Each year, JetBrains conducts their Developer Ecosystem Survey to deliver an overview of the trends and complexion of the development world. The 2022 survey report was created from... Read more
15-year-old Python bug puts 350,000 open-source projects at risk
Researchers at Trellix said they have patched nearly 62,000 open-source projects susceptible to a 15-year-old path traversal vulnerability in the Python ecosystem.
The bug, tracked under CVE-2007-4559, was discovered by Trellix's team in Python’s tarfile module late last year. It was first rep... Read more
GitHub simplifies code vulnerability scanning
With only a few clicks, developers can configure code scanning for a repository using the new default setup introduced by GitHub.
Although GitHub's code scanning is powered by the CodeQL code analysis engine, which supports a wide range of languages and compilers, the new option is only availabl... Read more
Google Docs integrates leading programming languages for slicker presentations
Google Docs will soon allow users to paste C/C++, Java, JavaScript and Python code into their documents.
The upcoming feature lets you input code in a range of programming languages. Currently, the feature supports C/C++, Java, JavaScript and Python.
Organizations that have their Google acco... Read more
Snowflake extends Python integration in Data Cloud platform
Snowflake is expanding the integration of Python in its Data Cloud platform. The organization launched the new Snowflake for Python tool and tightened the integration of Streamlit, a recently-acquired company.
The new Snowflake for Python tool supports programming languages commonly used by dat... Read more
Researchers find dozens of PyPi packages pushing malware
Researchers at software supply chain security firm Phylum have discovered over two dozen Python packages that are pushing info-stealing malware on the PyPi registry.
The company published their findings in a report on the 1st of November. "Last week, our automated risk detection platform al... Read more
Meta hands over PyTorch to PyTorch Foundation
Meta has transferred the management and control of PyTorch to the recently established PyTorch Foundation. The foundation will continue to develop the AI platform and its ecosystem.
The tech giant stated it's time to transfer responsibility for the AI platform to the PyTorch Foundation. A "new h... Read more
Romanian developers excel in programming languages favored overseas
Romanian IT professionals have a wealth of experience in Python and other programming languages favored among Silicon Valley startups.
Romania has emerged as one of the best European countries to find talent in recent years. Expertise has led local IT professionals to excel in Python and other p... Read more
‘SQL skills are the most sought-after programming skills of 2022’
According to IEEE Spectrum's latest survey, Python is the most popular programming language of 2022 while SQL skills are the highest in demand.
EEE Spectrum conducts an annual survey of the most popular and sought-after programming languages. Python, C and C++ emerged as the three most popular ... Read more