JetBrains

Andrew Kelley, creator of the Zig programming language, developed Zig to address limitations in C, C++, Rust, and Go while maintaining performance. Zig, which emphasizes 'uncompromising perfection' and a no-AI policy, is niche but admired by developers. Kelley criticizes AI-generated code for being non-deterministic and prefers deterministic tools for reliability.

A compromised version of the Nx Console extension was published to the Microsoft Visual Studio Code Marketplace, targeting VS Code developers with a credential stealer. The affected extension is rwl.angular-console, version 18.95.0, with over 2.2 million installations. Cybersecurity researchers have flagged this compromise.