Microsoft and Google are late to AI coding, but 'absolutely critical' they compete for growth

Coding tools are becoming an increasingly big target for Google and Microsoft as they try to catch up to Anthropic and OpenAI.
InfoWorld

10 tips for getting better R code from your AI coding agent

With the proper setup and guidance, you can have Claude Code, Codex, Posit Assistant, and other coding agents writing R code like a pro. Here’s how.

Why AI labs are betting big on AI coding

Leading companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google aren't just chasing immediate enterprise software revenue; they see AI-generated code as the ultimate fast track to achieving AGI.
Tech Times

AI Coding Agent Skills Library Gives Any Tool 51 Senior Engineer Personas

AI coding agent skills library claude-skills ships 345 free, MIT-licensed packages for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, and 9 more tools, including 51 senior engineering roles, a hostile adversarial code reviewer,

AI Wrote Your Code. Did Anyone Actually Check It? Here’s the Verification Problem Most Companies Aren’t Prepared For.

AI is generating code faster than humans can ever hope to verify. If your QA strategy hasn't evolved to match the speed of AI generation, your systems are living on borrowed time.

Devplan raises $2.5M to take on the product coordination work that AI coding is leaving behind

Devplan, a Seattle startup building software to coordinate product and engineering work, is emerging from stealth with $2.5 million in seed funding led by AI2 Incubator.