Coding is being positioned as place where generative AI is going to have a huge impact.

But a new study of 800 developers found GitHub Copilot did little to improve productivity, while introducing 41% more bugs into the code.

https://www.cio.com/article/3540579/devs-gaining-little-if-anything-from-ai-coding-assistants.html

#tech #ai #genai #coding

Devs gaining little (if anything) from AI coding assistants

Code analysis firm sees no major benefits from AI dev tool when measuring key programming metrics, though others report incremental gains from coding copilots with emphasis on code review.

^{Grant Gross (CIO)}

Fedora users, ready to code? 💻

https://itsfoss.com/install-vs-code-fedora/

#linux #coding

Easily Install VS Code on Fedora

Microsoft's super popular code editor Visual Studio Code can be easily installed on Fedora.

^{Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)}

Ever heard of the sweep() function from #BaseR ? Well today it is the topic of my latest blog post!

Post: https://www.spsanderson.com/steveondata/posts/2024-03-22/

#R #RProgramming #Programming #Coding #Data #DataScience

https://itsfoss.com/vs-code-vs-codium/

Most people following probably know some of this.

For the rest of us, @itsfoss has a great break down and more detailed look, at the differences between VS-Code and VS-Codium.

In basic, both are free and open source. However, Microsoft owns VS-Code, which has telemetry elements enabled by default and contains some non-open bits.

Click through to learn more.

#Coding #Programming #Development #FOSS #OpenSource #Microsoft #VSCode #VSCodium

VS Code vs VS Codium: What's the Difference?

Both VS Code and VS Codium look identical at first glance but that's not the case. Let's take a look at their differences.

^{Sagar Sharma (It's FOSS)}