A fake extension for the Cursor AI IDE code editor infected devices with remote access tools and infostealers, which, in one case, led to the theft of $500,000 in cryptocurrency from a Russian crypto ...

I'm using oh-my-posh to display extra info in the VS Code integrated terminal for PowerShell (v7) and Git Bash. When using Windows Terminal I can see that the theme changes are present, but in the VS ...

A security researcher from Koi Security stumbled upon a critical zero-day buried deep in the infrastructure powering today’s AI coding tools. Had it been exploited, a non-sophisticated attacker ...

Imagine you’re racing against a tight deadline, juggling complex codebases, and relying on an AI assistant to bridge the gap between inspiration and execution. Now, picture two contenders vying for ...

Confirming recent rumors, code editor startup Anysphere Inc. today announced that it has closed a $900 million funding round. OpenAI backer Thrive Capital led the raise. It was joined by several other ...

Python libraries are pre-written collections of code designed to simplify programming by providing ready-made functions for specific tasks. They eliminate the need to write repetitive code and cover ...

On Saturday, a developer using Cursor AI for a racing game project hit an unexpected roadblock when the programming assistant abruptly refused to continue generating code, instead offering some ...

Zed, Eclipse Theia IDE, Lite XL, and Cursor all offer some advantages over VS Code, at least for now. Zed and Cursor stand apart. The conductor of my choir famously tells us singers, “I only want ...

In a bid to enhance its AI-assisted coding capabilities, VS Code has recently introduced a suite of new features that directly compete with Cursor, a fork of VS Code known for its advanced AI ...

Microsoft Visual Studio Code is a flexible, cross-platform editor that can be transformed into a full-blown IDE for most any language or workflow. Over the past few years, it has exploded in ...

The December 2023 update to Python in Visual Studio Code introduces several new features, including configurable debugging options that are now available on the Run button menu. [Click on image for ...