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Seven coding domains no developer really understands
We all want to be thought competent by our peers—to have them think we know what we are doing. And for the most part, we do, right? But come on, let’s be honest. There are a few things that just make our heads spin. Topics that we kind of gloss over and pretend that we really understand, but that are pretty much a strange amalgam of confusion inside our brains. We want to understand them. We buy and read books to understand them, but in the end, we pretty much fake it.
Vibe coding: What is it good for? Absolutely nothing (Sorry, Linus)
Monday November 24, 2025. 10:16 AM , from TheRegister Coding purists once considered BASIC harmful. AI can't even manage that Opinion It is a truth universally acknowledged that a singular project possessed of prospects is in want of a team. That team has to be built from good developers with experience, judgement, analytic and logic skills, and strong interpersonal communication. Where AI coding fits in remains strongly contentious.
It’s the end of vibe coding, already
In the early days of generative AI, AI-driven programming seemed to promise endless possibility, or at least a free pass to vibe code your way into quick wins. But now that era of freewheeling experimentation is coming to an end. As AI works its way deeper into the enterprise, a more mature architecture is taking shape. Risk-aware engineering, golden paths, and AI governance frameworks are quickly becoming the new requirements for AI adoption.
How Two Janitors Made One of the Year's Most Charming RPGs
MacMusic | PcMusic | 440 Software | 440 Forums | 440TV | Zicos Navigation Friday November 21, 2025. 07:08 PM , from Slashdot Adam Marshall spent more than a decade developing Kingdoms of the Dump while working as a custodian at a school in suburban Philadelphia, cleaning floors and hauling trash bags from 3 PM to 11 PM before coming home to work on his turn-based role-playing game until 5 or 6 AM.
Linus Torvalds Says Vibe Coding is Fine For Getting Started, 'Horrible Idea' For Maintenance
MacMusic | PcMusic | 440 Software | 440 Forums | 440TV | Zicos Navigation Wednesday November 19, 2025. 07:40 PM , from Slashdot Linus Torvalds is 'fairly positive' about vibe coding as a way for people to get computers to do things they otherwise could not. The Linux kernel maintainer made the comments during an interview at the Linux Foundation Open Source Summit in Seoul earlier this month.
How to safely bring vibe coding to the enterprise [Q&A]
Wednesday November 19, 2025. 11:34 AM , from BetaNews Vibe coding has surged in popularity in the last year. Tools like Lovable, Replit, and v0 are giving anyone the ability to generate apps without writing a single line of code. The experience is fast, intuitive, and surprisingly powerful, fueling a wave of innovation across both consumer and enterprise settings. But as companies rush to adopt these tools, a new challenge has emerged.
Gen Z Officially Worse At Passwords Than 80-Year-Olds
MacMusic | PcMusic | 440 Software | 440 Forums | 440TV | Zicos Navigation Wednesday November 19, 2025. 02:00 AM , from Slashdot A NordPass analysis found that Gen Z is actually worse at password security than older generations, with '12345' topping their list while '123456' dominates among everyone else. The Register reports: And while there were a few more 'skibidis' among the Zoomer dataset compared to those who came before them, the trends were largely similar.
House Ethics Committee found Matt Gaetz likely paid vulnerable 17-year-old for sex
Heather Cox Richardson's November 16, 2025 Letters from an American newsletter highlights a disturbing story reported by Michael Schmidt in The New York Times: the House Ethics Committee found that ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) likely paid a vulnerable 17-year-old for sex. — Read the rest The post House Ethics Committee found Matt Gaetz likely paid vulnerable 17-year-old for sex appeared first on Boing Boing.
Zoomers are officially worse at passwords than 80-year-olds
Tuesday November 18, 2025. 01:50 PM , from TheRegister They can probably set up a printer faster, but look elsewhere for cryptography advice Gen Z can get off their digital high horses because their passwords are no more secure than their grandparents'.… Read more at TheRegister https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/11/18/zoomer_passwords/ Related News
Linus Torvalds is OK with vibe coding as long as it's not used for anything that matters
Tuesday November 18, 2025.
Bitcoin Erases Year's Gain as Crypto Bear Market Deepens
Monday November 17, 2025. 09:35 AM , from Slashdot 655'Just a little more than a month after reaching an all-time high, Bitcoin has erased the more than 30% gain registered since the start of the year...' reports Bloomberg: The dominant cryptocurrency fell below US$93,714 on Sunday, pushing the price beneath the closing level reached at the end of last year, when financial markets were rallying following President Donald Trump's election victory.
Megyn Kelly tries to launder Epstein's reputation with word games
Megyn Kelly took a bold stand for a man who absolutely does not need one by announcing that Jeffrey Epstein was 'not a pedophile.' She says the real issue is terminology, which is a spectacular way to dodge the actual crimes. — Read the rest The post Megyn Kelly tries to launder Epstein's reputation with word games appeared first on Boing Boing. https://boingboing.net/2025/11/14/megyn-kelly-tries-to-launder-epsteins-reputation-with-word-games.h
Visual Studio Code unifies UI for managing coding agents
The latest update to the Microsoft Visual Studio Code editor centers on Agent HQ, featuring a single view to start, monitor, and review agent sessions, whether local or remote. Also called the October 2025 release, Visual Studio Code 1.106 was published November 12. Downloads for Windows, macOS, and Linux can be accessed from visualstudio.com. Agent HQ provides multiple capabilities including the Agent Sessions view, a centralized location for managing active chat sessions.
The secret behind Skyrim's unprecedented 14-year reign
Over the past year, I've made an occasional habit of celebrating the anniversaries of particularly influential games in a sort of part-retrospective, part-review format. Today — and most other days, for that matter — I can think of no more influential game than The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which was released fourteen years ago to the day as of this writing. — Read the rest The post The secret behind Skyrim's unprecedented 14-year reign appeared first on Boing Boing.
Police chief's botched newspaper raid costs town $3M settlement after 98-year-old dies from raid stress
Police chief's botched newspaper raid costs town $3M settlement after 98-year-old dies from raid stress Wednesday November 12, 2025. 12:38 PM , from BoingBoing A small Kansas town just learned an expensive lesson about press freedom after agreeing to pay over $3 million for what prosecutors now admit was an unjustified police raid on a local newspaper, reports AP.
Agentic coding with Google Jules
Tuesday November 11, 2025. 10:00 AM , from InfoWorld If you like coding agents, such as Gemini CLI and its competitors, but you get tired of supervising them closely and you would like to see a coding agent that does more on its own, safely, then consider Google Jules. The goal here is to have a tool that is an amplifier for your software development efforts. People used to hope for 10x amplification of programming productivity. Now they are speculating about 100x.
Cyber insurers paid out over twice as much for UK ransomware attacks last year
Tuesday November 11, 2025. 12:04 PM , from TheRegister Massive increase in policy claims… and data doesn’t even cover the major attacks of 2025 The number of successful cyber insurance claims made by UK organizations shot up last year, according to the latest figures from the industry's trade association.… Read more at TheRegister https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/11/11/ransomware_surge_fuels_230_increase/ Related News
The AI Paradox: GitLab finds faster coding is slowing teams down
Tuesday November 11, 2025. 02:57 PM , from BetaNews GitLab has published new findings highlighting what it calls the “AI Paradox,” whereby artificial intelligence is speeding up coding but introducing new productivity barriers as a result. The company’s 2025 Global DevSecOps Report, conducted with The Harris Poll, surveyed 3,266 professionals working in software development, IT operations, and security.
'Vibe Coding' Named Word of the Year By Collins Dictionary
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'Vibe Coding' Named Word of the Year By Collins Dictionary
Catch up on stories from the past week (and beyond) at the Slashdot story archive binspamdupenotthebestofftopicslownewsdaystalestupid freshfunnyinsightfulinterestingmaybe descriptive 180000828 story Collins Dictionary has named "vibe coding" its 2025 word of the year -- a term coined by Andrej Karpathy for when a user makes an app or website by describing it to AI rather than writing programming code manually.
Meta's Product Managers Are Using an Increasingly Popular Skill to Design Apps for Mark Zuckerberg
Collins Dictionary has named "vibe coding" its 2025 word of the year -- a term coined by Andrej Karpathy for when a user makes an app or website by describing it to AI rather than writing programming code manually. The term, which is confusingly made up of two words, was "one of 10 words on a shortlist to reflect the mood, language and preoccupations of 2025," reports the BBC. From the report: By giving an AI tool a simple description such as "m…
'Vibe Coding' Named Word Of The Year By Collins Dictionary
"Vibe coding," a word that essentially means using artificial intelligence (AI) to tell a machine what you want instead of coding it yourself, was on Thursday named the Collins Word of the Year 2025. Coined by OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy, the word refers to "an emerging software development that turns natural language into computer code using AI", according to Collins Dictionary. "It's programming by vibes, not variables," said Collins.
'Vibe Coding' Named Word Of The Year By Collins Dictionary
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'Brat' Named Word Of The Year By Collins Dictionary
Brat, the word redefined by singer Charli XCX and adopted by supporters of US presidential candidate Kamala Harris, was on Friday named the Collins Word of the Year 2024. “Brat” was the name of the UK singer’s hit sixth album, and the word has now come to represent a “confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude”, said Collins, rather than simply a term for a badly-behaved child.
Japan Plans Automated Cargo Transport System To Solve The '2024 Problem'
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Japan Plans Automated Cargo Transport System | Photo: AP Japan Plans Automated Cargo Transport System | Photo: AP Japan is planning to build an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka, dubbed a “conveyor belt road” by the government, to make up for a shortage of truck drivers. The amount of funding for the project is not yet set. But it's seen as one key way to help the country cope with soaring deliveries.
Fresh Israeli Airstrikes Kill 45 In Lebanon; US Prepares To Strengthen Military Presence In Middle East | Top Points
International Overall, U.N. agencies estimate that Israel's ground invasion and bombardment of Lebanon has displaced 1.4 million people there. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Fresh Israeli airstrikes kill several in Lebanon. Photo: Hassan Ammar/AP Fresh Israeli airstrikes kill several in Lebanon.
Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Stuttgart, Bundesliga: Hosts’ Missed Chances Hurt Title Hopes
Football Leverkusen lacked the attacking spark that helped them romp to the Bundesliga title, and this result could prove pivotal in their attempts of reclaiming their league crown Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Bayer Leverkusen were held to a goalless draw against Stuttgart Bayer Leverkusen were held to a goalless draw against Stuttgart Bayer Leverkusen missed the chance to close the gap at the Bundesliga summit after a wasteful display saw them draw 0-0 with Stuttgart.
Pakistan: 9 Killed, Including 5 Children, In Restive Balochistan Bomb Blast; 27 Injured
International A bomb blast targeted at a mobile police van killed 9 people including 5 school children in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Friday. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A member of the bomb disposal squad and a police officer survey the crime scene after a blast in Mastung, Pakistan November 1, 2024. Photo: Reuters A member of the bomb disposal squad and a police officer survey the crime scene after a blast in Mastung, Pakistan November 1, 2024.
A Review of Beneath the Veneer by Shreya Sarkar
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Book Cover for Beneath the Veneer by Shreya Sarkar Photo: Web: Alcove Publishers Book Cover for Beneath the Veneer by Shreya Sarkar Photo: Web: Alcove Publishers Beneath the Veneer by Shreya Sarkar Published by Alcove Publishers, 2024 In suburban India, life unfolds with a quiet promise, where dreams find space to breathe amidst the steady rhythm of growth and comfort.
In US Politics, Films Step In Where Journalism Fails
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In light of the US’ endless wars and prevalent gun culture, Moore’s Bowling for Columbine (2002) is one such film, which brings a deeper perspective to the current election discourse. Photo Credit: Apeksha Priyadarshini In light of the US’ endless wars and prevalent gun culture, Moore’s Bowling for Columbine (2002) is one such film, which brings a deeper perspective to the current election discourse.
The Keeper of Kashmiri Treasures
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Zulfiqar Ali from Kashmir a business consultant based in USA poses for the picture, while wearing an antique Kashmiri shawl,which is among the one of his collections. Photo: Yasir Iqbal Zulfiqar Ali from Kashmir a business consultant based in USA poses for the picture, while wearing an antique Kashmiri shawl,which is among the one of his collections.
Poetria: A Room Of One’s Own For Women Poets In Malayalam
Culture & Society By creating a dedicated space for women’s poetry, the Women Poets’ Forum of Kerala (Keralapenkavikal), is countering the systemic invisibility of women in the state’s literary landscape Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Of the Colour Yellow
'Flowers and Butterfly' by Margit Koretzova (8.4.1933 4.10.1944) Photo: Margit Koretzova 'Flowers and Butterfly' by Margit Koretzova (8.4.1933 4.10.1944) Photo: Margit Koretzova Yellow Trumpet Flowers This morning I slipped into a yellow dress that smelled of distant things, and began thinking of yellow flowers—roses that grew in the neighbor’s yard every spring; canna lilies that a friend brought marigolds that refused to take root in my garden; buttercups that grew in clusters along a...
Read Astrological Predictions For All Zodiac Signs
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... november 2 horoscope november 2 horoscope Find the daily horoscope of the 2nd day of November 2024, and navigate your day accordingly. Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20): Today you won't have to do anything to relax. To relax your muscles, rub them with oil. You will get money from a lot of different places. Don't talk about sensitive things with people you know. Because of someone else's actions, there may be space in your relationship with your lover.
Girona Vs Leganes, La Liga: Michel Says Hosts Will Improve When Injured Players Return
Football Girona find themselves 13th in the La Liga standings after 11 games this season, but have been hit with several injuries to a plethora of first-team starters Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
UP Yoddhas Vs Patna Pirates, Bengaluru Bulls Vs Telugu Titans Live Streaming: When, Where To Watch Pro Kabaddi League 11 Matches
Other Sports Here is all you need to know about the Day 15 matches of Pro Kabaddi League season 11: venue, head-to-head record, telecast and live streaming details Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... UP Yoddhas head into this game on the back of a defeat against Haryana Steelers on October 30. Photo: Pro Kabaddi League UP Yoddhas head into this game on the back of a defeat against Haryana Steelers on October 30.
Korea Masters 2024 Live Streaming: Indian Players, Prize Money - All You Need To Know About BWF 300 Event
Badminton Here's the all you need to know about the Korea Masters 2024 badminton tournament including the previous champions, prize money, seeded players, Indian players and live-streaming Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Representative image for BWF Korean Masters. Photo: X | BWF Media Representative image for BWF Korean Masters.
Dortmund Vs Leipzig Preview, Bundesliga: Kobel Ruled Out, But Sahin Confident Of Revival
Football Switzerland international Gregor Kobel becomes the latest name to be sidelined for Borussia Dortmund, who have failed to win their last three games in all competitions Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Group B Preview: Schedule, Live Streaming, Format, Teams - All You Need To Know
Cricket The winners and runners-up from ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Group B will secure a place at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Uganda beat Bahrain 2-1 in a recently concluded three-match series. Photo: X/Uganda Cricket Association Uganda beat Bahrain 2-1 in a recently concluded three-match series.
WTA Finals 2024 Preview: Schedule, Live Streaming, Format, Groups - All You Need To Know
Tennis Over 15 million dollars in prize money on the line in Riyadh, and the year-end numero uno singles ranking will be ascertained after the dust settles Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The eight singles contenders at the WTA Finals 2024 in Riyadh. Photo: X/WTA The eight singles contenders at the WTA Finals 2024 in Riyadh. Photo: X/WTA The WTA Finals 2024 are set to begin in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday (November 2).
Alexander Zverev Vs Holger Rune Live Streaming, ATP Paris Masters 2024 Semi-Final: When, Where To Watch
Tennis The Alexander Zverev Vs Holger Rune, ATP Paris Masters 2024 semi-finals match will take place on November 2, Saturday. Here's all you need to know about the high stakes match Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Alexander Zverev at Paris Masters 2024. Photo: X | @RolexPMasters Alexander Zverev at Paris Masters 2024.
PSG Vs Lens, Ligue 1: Barcola Under No Extra Pressure, Insists Enrique
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Bradley Barcola has scored eight goals in his first nine Ligue 1 games Bradley Barcola has scored eight goals in his first nine Ligue 1 games Luis Enrique revealed that there is no additional pressure on the shoulders of Paris Saint-Germain's Bradley Barcola, who has enjoyed a fine start to the Ligue 1 season. (More Football News) Barcola took his tally to eight goals in nine league appearances in PSG's 3-0 triumph over rivals Marseille last weekend.
Serie A: Napoli's Scudetto Chances Need More Work Than Prayers, Says Conte
Football Napoli are top of the pile in Serie A, with their 2-0 win over Milan in midweek putting them four points ahead of defending champions Inter in the early season standings Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Bayern Munich Vs Union Berlin, Bundesliga: Kompany Yet To Decide On Dier, Upamecano's Return
Football Bayern welcome Union Berlin to the Allianz Arena, hoping to maintain their advantage over RB Leipzig at the summit of the Bundesliga standings Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Ravindra Jadeja Felt As Long As He Was Playing, India Won't Lose Test Series At Home
Cricket After his 14th five-for in Tests, Jadeja admitted that his worst fears of losing a series at home have come true Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Ravindra Jadeja. Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool Ravindra Jadeja. Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool The last time India lost a Test series at home a dozen years back, Ravindra Jadeja had made his Test debut and perhaps in this journey of 77 long-form games, he also felt a sense of invincibility while competing in the whites.
Manchester United Vs Arsenal Preview, Women's Super League: Prediction, Players To Watch - All You Need To Know
Football Manchester United are unbeaten after four games, while Arsenal have endured a tumultuous start of the season amid manager Jonas Eidevall's exit Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Manchester United are unbeaten in the WSL Manchester United are unbeaten in the WSL The Women’s Super League is back after a break for the international fixtures with a blockbuster clash between Manchester United and Arsenal.
UEFA Europa League 2024-25 Matchday 4 Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch All Md4 Matches
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... UEFA Europa League 2024-25, FC Porto vs Manchester United: Manchester United's Harry Maguire, foreground right, scores his side's third goal | Photo: AP/Luis Vieira UEFA Europa League 2024-25, FC Porto vs Manchester United: Manchester United's Harry Maguire, foreground right, scores his side's third goal | Photo: AP/Luis Vieira With Champions League, Europa League too returns to action for the fourth matchday.
F1 Brazilian Grand Prix 2024 Preview: Drivers To Watch— Max Verstappen Vs Lando Norris And An Emotional Lewis Hamilton
Motorsport Max Verstappen leads the drivers' championship by 47 points over McLaren's Lando Norris, though the upcoming sprint this weekend offers the Briton an opportunity to close the gap Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
'Must Improve In All Aspects' Says Thiago Motta
Football On Saturday, Motta's side visit Udinese, who are seventh on 16 points, having suffered four losses in their last six matches Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Thiago Motta wants all-round improvement from Juventus Thiago Motta wants all-round improvement from Juventus Juventus must improve all aspects of their performances if they are to challenge in Serie A this season, so says Thiago Motta.
Arjun Erigaisi Narrowly Misses 2800 FIDE Rating Club, But It's Still A Huge Deal. Here's Why
Other Sports Only 14 players and five world champions have ever made it to the 2800-plus Elo rating club. Arjun Erigaisi missed joining it by a solitary rating point in the November list Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... File photo of Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi in action at Chess Olympiad. Photo: X/International Chess Federation File photo of Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi in action at Chess Olympiad.
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