#developer-tools

#developer-tools

95% of developers now rely on AI‑assisted tooling to accelerate their workflows and catch critical bugs before they ship, indicating a significant shift towards AI solutions in software development.

Gemini CLI is an open-source AI assistant from Google, designed for terminal use, enabling developers to interact with the Gemini 2.5 Pro language model seamlessly in their command line workflows.

GitGuardian's Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server enables AI-assisted secrets security directly in developer environments, compressing security feedback loops into minutes.

The MCP Server acts as a local bridge between GitHub Copilot in Agent Mode and a developer's Azure DevOps instance, making structured project data available.

The new Android Canary release channel provides developers with earlier and more consistent access to features still in development, allowing for continuous feedback opportunities.

HexCalculator.org supports essential functions like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and real-time conversions between hex, decimal, binary, IP, UTF-8, and signed integers.

Dead code refers to functions in source code that can't be reached during execution, complicating maintenance. A new tool, 'deadcode,' helps identify such functions.

I remember needing an organization feature. It's a very common use case for most SaaS applications, but it wasn't available from these providers. So I had to build it from scratch.

"We believe the time is right for a revolution in computing that naturally integrates our digital experiences with the physical world, and we can't wait to publicly launch our new Specs next year."

With the integration of GitHub Copilot, developers can analyze logs and identify performance issues directly from the Aspire dashboard, enhancing overall efficiency.

Anthropic's Claude Code is now available in the Pro Plan for $20/month, expanding users’ coding assistant capabilities directly in their development environments.

In today's fragmented digital landscape, it's critical for game developers to have a unified direct to consumer presence.

Workday aims to simplify the burgeoning AI tool landscape for developers, promoting efficient management and integration of AI features to enhance application development.

"To solve this, we're building a vision for a unified, intelligent update orchestration platform capable of supporting any update (apps, drivers, etc.) to be orchestrated alongside Windows updates."

When Crowdstrike's error monitoring failed to catch a critical bug, it caused massive disruptions globally, illustrating the dire consequences of a single error monitoring failure.

AssemblyAI is a developer-first Speech AI platform that provides speech-to-text transcription, but its limitations may prompt users to consider alternatives.

"WSL could never have been what it is today without its community," writes Microsoft Senior Software Engineer Pierre Boulay in the company's blog post.

By contributing to the open-source community, Microsoft gains valuable knowledge and product suggestions, as well as ideas for future directions.

Visual Crossing’s radar integration improves app precision, allowing real-time storm tracking for enhanced user safety and efficient routing in severe weather.

Docker has introduced two new AI-focused tools, the MCP Catalog and Toolkit, aimed at enhancing security and usability in developing agentic applications and fostering a developer-centric ecosystem.

PayPal's new Agent Toolkit integrates its API suite with AI frameworks, enabling developers to streamline workflows like order management and invoice generation without complex setups.