Abstract: Software systems that allow for automatic code assessment are highly demanded in educational context to automate the evaluation of program codes implemented by students. These tools can be ...

Speculation arose after a Microsoft Engineer's LinkedIn post suggested C++ replacement The engineer has since clarified this is a research project, not Microsoft plan Microsoft is moving towards Rust ...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new extensions on Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Marketplace that are designed to infect developer machines with stealer malware. The VS Code ...

Anthropic is launching Claude Code in Slack, allowing developers to delegate coding tasks directly from chat threads. The beta feature, available Monday as a research preview, builds on Anthropic’s ...

Two malicious extensions on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code Marketplace infect developers' machines with information-stealing malware that can take screenshots, steal credentials, crypto wallets, and ...

The coordinated campaign abuses Visual Studio Code and OpenVSX extensions to steal code, mine cryptocurrency, and maintain remote control, all while posing as legitimate developer tools. In a new ...

If you recently received a text about "State Code 15c-16.003," be aware that these messages are designed to steal your personal or financial information. In May, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi ...

While debugging C/C++ application using cppvsdbg, If you click the little memory icon when you hover mouse in variable (like integer type) in VARIABLES window, then VSCode will open hex code editor ...

Microsoft Research has introduced debug-gym, a novel environment designed to train AI coding tools in the complex art of debugging code. As AI’s role in software development expands, debug-gym aims to ...

Developers using Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code (VSCode) editor are being warned to delete, or at least stay away from, 10 newly published extensions which will trigger the installation of a ...

Memory safety violations in low-level code, written in languages like C, continues to remain one of the major sources of software vulnerabilities. One method of removing such violations by ...