Tag Archives: Programming

cURL, the omnipresent data tool, is getting a 25th birthday party this month

Enlarge / Curling, like the cURL project, requires precision and is underappreciated. reader comments 28 with Share this story When you first start messing with the command line, it can feel like there’s an impermeable wall between the local space you’re messing around in and the greater Internet. On your side, you’ve got your commands… Read More: cURL, the omnipresent data tool, is getting a 25th birthday… »

Replit’s Ghostwriter AI can explain programs to you—or help write them

Enlarge / Replit’s Ghostwriter AI tool can assist you while you code. reader comments 15 with 11 posters participating Share this story Today, Replit announced Ghostwriter, an AI-powered programming assistant that can make suggestions to make coding easier. It works within Replit’s online development environment and resembles GitHub Copilot’s ability to recognize and compose code… Read More: Replit’s Ghostwriter AI can explain programs to you—or help write… »

These parents built a school app. Then the city called the cops

Enlarge / Öppna Skolplattformen hoped to succeed where Skolplattform had failed. Comstock | Getty Images reader comments 8 with 8 posters participating Share this story Christian Landgren’s patience was running out. Every day the separated father of three was wasting precious time trying to get the City of Stockholm’s official school system, Skolplattform, to work… Read More: These parents built a school app. Then the city called… »

Looking for a new job in tech? It may be your lucky day

Vicki Been | Getty Images reader comments 45 with 29 posters participating Share this story Two months ago, Jacob Eiting closed the Series B for his startup RevenueCat, which makes a platform for managing in-app subscriptions. The $40 million investment was meant to grow the company and, crucially, to hire more people. The 35-person startup… Read More: Looking for a new job in tech? It may be… »

Solve coding challenges at Runcode.ninja online competition, Nov. 6-9

Enlarge / Shozoku and ninjato are encouraged, but not strictly required, in order to compete. reader comments 17 with 13 posters participating Share this story Annual programming competition Runcode.ninja is back again in its fourth year, beginning Friday, November 6. RunCode is a nonprofit organization staffed by volunteers working in their spare time and focused… Read More: Solve coding challenges at Runcode.ninja online competition, Nov. 6-9 »