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Google previews Code Wiki: Can you trust AI to document your repository?

Documenting code can be dull, but explaining the source code of a complex project is hard for AI to get right Google has ...
TechCrunch

GitHub Copilot can now tell developers when its suggestions match code in a public repository

GitHub Copilot has changed how developers write their code. However, it can also create issues when it creates code similar to what’s already available in another public repository. In 2022, GitHub ...
ZDNet

OSDL considers open-source code repository

Open Source Development Labs, which promotes the adoption of the Linux operating system, has revealed potential plans for a repository of open-source code which could be used by the patent industry to ...
TheServerSide

Want a private GitHub repository? It comes with a catch

Until now, the most compelling reason to opt into the GitHub Pro paid product was because it enabled you to create a private repository. Developers could use GitHub's free offering -- with a ...
VentureBeat

GitLab acquires software chat startup Gitter, will open-source the code

GitLab, a startup that provides open source and premium source code repository software that people use to collaborate on software, is announcing today that it has acquired Gitter, a startup that ...
SiliconANGLE

New repository aims to illuminate open-source package vulnerabilities and malicious code

The Open Source Security Foundation today launched its Malicious Packages Repository, an open-source system for collecting and publishing cross-ecosystem reports of malicious packages. Claimed to be ...
Hackaday

Dump A Code Repository As A Text File, For Easier Sharing With Chatbots

Some LLMs (Large Language Models) can act as useful programming assistants when provided with a project’s source code, but experimenting with this can get a little tricky if the chatbot has no way to ...