OpenAI picks up pace against Claude Code with new Codex desktop app

By launching a desktop app, OpenAI is catching up to Anthropic’s popular Claude Code, which already offered a macOS version.
Communications of the ACM

The Process-Object Duality of Learning Programming in the GenAI Era

GenAI may be accelerating a developmental transition in how learners conceptualize programming itself.

Code.org lays off 18 employees to ensure long-term sustainability at education nonprofit

Following the cuts, the staff now numbers 107 at the computer science education organization.
Android Authority

The Samsung Galaxy Ring might soon be a part of the Android XR experience

A code string in the Galaxy Ring Manager app mentions a “Ring gesture for glasses,” hinting at possible smart glasses integration. Samsung has confirmed that it’s developing Android XR glasses in ...
New Atlas

Everything you need to code, debug & deploy—Visual Studio Pro is $28

TL;DR: Scoop up Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 for just $27.97 (MSRP $499). Code smarter, faster, and more efficiently with Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022, now just $27.97 (MSRP ...
PBS

Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution

A groundbreaking look at Phil Sharp’s rise from being a rural Kentucky farm boy who battled dyslexia to Nobel Prize-winning scientist. Narrated by Mark Ruffalo with insights from Walter Isaacson, ...
techannouncer

How to Use a Python Visualizer to Debug and Understand Your Code Effectively

Sometimes, reading Python code just isn’t enough to see what’s really going on. You can stare at lines for hours and still miss how variables change, or why a bug keeps popping up. That’s where a ...