Python 3.15 goes global with UTF-8 support

Today all the cool languages and runtimes pledge allegiance to UTF-8, including Rust, Go, and Node.js (JavaScript itself prefers UTF-16 for internal encoding). Most code editors, from Visual Studio ...

When I thought 'Not this transcription again', I had AI make it for me—5 steps to get business tools even if you can't write code

Are you doing the same transcription every month?Picking up numbers from multiple files and pasting them into another table.

[Claude Challenge #3] Until the PDF qualification ledger becomes an app viewable on an iPad (the screen went completely white halfway through)

Good evening, this is i.This is the third installment of the "Claude Challenge," where I try asking Claude to do various ...
InfoWorld

Pop the champagne, Python 3.15 is here!

The best new features in Python 3.15 Python 3.15 is now GA, and it’s the best Python yet. Get your hands on its improved JIT ...
XDA Developers

I tried Claude Code, VS Code, and a local LLM as a note-taking app, and only one worked

Note-taking apps have a habit of promising you organization, then handing the actual organizing back to you anyway. Obsidian ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Notepad can't handle large files, but this lightweight alternative handles them instantly

FerrisPad handles massive text files without bogging down my PC.
Forbes

What Happens If You Don’t Use Your Credit Card?

Libby Sweeney is a former credit cards editor for Forbes Advisor. Her previous experience writing and editing content for readers to better understand includes both the world of sports and data ...

How I built the writing app I needed in 2 hours for free – with Ollama and VS Code

I'm not a developer, but I was able to use locally-installed AI to create a writing app suited to my needs. Here's how.
Tweakers

Ruby on Rails-oprichter vibecodet zijn eigen software om naar 'vreselijk' Rust

De bedenker van Ruby on Rails gaat zijn belangrijkste softwarepakket, mailclient Hey, ombouwen naar Rust. David Heinemeier Hansson wil zijn software vooral nog vibecoden en dat kan beter in Rust, zegt ...