Will software engineering profession die in the age of AI? IBM stock bleeds as Claude Code writes COBOL scripts. What it means for techies

AI agents like Claude Code are reshaping software development by automating legacy modernisation and routine coding. A recent ...

IBM's $40B stock wipeout is built on a misconception: Translating COBOL isn't the same as modernizing it

Investors wiped $40 billion from IBM's market cap after Anthropic released COBOL translation tools. Analysts say the market ...
Opinion

IBM falls most since 2000 after Anthropic COBOL AI claims; Thomas says translation isn’t modernization

IBM’s ( IBM) Software and Chief Commercial Officer, Rob Thomas, wrote in a Monday blog post that translating COBOL code isn’t equivalent to modernizing enterprise systems, emphasizing that platform ...

AI code translation startup Code Metal reels in $125M at $1.25B valuation

The company disclosed in its Thursday funding announcement that it’s now valued at $1.25 billion. That’s up from $250 million in November. Salesforce Ventures led the raise with participation from ...
eWeek

Code Metal Hits $1.25B Valuation With AI Code Fix

Code Metal hit a $1.25B valuation after a $125M round, using AI to translate and verify legacy code for defense and other regulated systems.

Code Metal Raises $125 Million to Rewrite the Defense Industry’s Code With AI

The Boston startup uses AI to translate and verify legacy software for defense contractors, arguing modernization can’t come at the cost of new bugs.
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The secret Python switch: How one flag makes your scripts run faster

Python -O won’t magically make every script faster, but in the right workloads it’s a free win—here’s how to test it safely.
Geeky Gadgets

Claude Code 2.1 Update is Huge : Async Helpers, Session Moves & Smarter Prompts

What if your coding workflow could be completely transformed, faster, smarter, and more intuitive than ever before? In this walkthrough, World of AI shows how the latest update to Claude Code 2.1 is ...
InfoWorld

Get started with Python’s new native JIT

The native just-in-time compiler in Python 3.15 can speed up code by as much as 20% or more, although it’s still experimental. JITing, or “just-in-time” compilation, can make relatively slow ...
The New York Times

U.S. Soldiers and Translator Killed in Syria Are Identified

The shooting attack in Palmyra, Syria, on Saturday struck Iowa National Guard troops. Two were killed, along with an American civilian interpreter; three others were wounded. By Ann Hinga KleinSonia A ...
Microsoft

Language-to-Code Translation with a Single Labeled Example

Tools for translating natural language into code promise natural, open-ended interaction with databases, web APIs, and other software systems. However, this promise is complicated by the diversity and ...
InfoWorld

PythoC: A new way to generate C code from Python

PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...