An attacker pushed a malicious version of the popular elementary-data package Python Package Index (PyPI) to steal sensitive developer data and cryptocurrency wallets. The dangerous release is 0.23.3, ...

OpenAI said it will acquire Astral, a startup that builds tools for software developers. Astral's team will join OpenAI as part of the group running its AI coding assistant, Codex. OpenAI has been ...

GitHub's Octoverse 2025 data shows TypeScript became the most-used language as 80% of new developers adopt Copilot within their first week. TypeScript has dethroned both Python and JavaScript to ...

Software engineers are increasingly relying on AI agents to write code. Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code, said in an interview that AI "practically solved" coding. Cherny said software engineers ...

A new variation of the fake recruiter campaign from North Korean threat actors is targeting JavaScript and Python developers with cryptocurrency-related tasks. The activity has been ongoing since at ...

Functions are the building blocks of Python programs. They let you write reusable code, reduce duplication, and make projects easier to maintain. In this guide, we’ll walk through all the ways you can ...

Functions are the building blocks of Python programming. They let you organize your code, reduce repetition, and make your programs more readable and reusable. Whether you’re writing small scripts or ...