Fireship on MSN17d
There ain't no such thing as a "free" tier
In other bad news, Heroku is killing off its free tier soon. But luckily, we did get a new JavaScript framework this week.
Analytics Insight2d
Windsurf, Cursor, and Copilot: A Comparison of Leading AI Code Editors
Artificial intelligence is transforming software development by providing tools that boost coding efficiency.  AI-enhanced ...
Automatic comments with Copilot for the Visual Studio Editor
Copilot automatically creates comments for code sections in the Visual Studio Editor. This works with projects in C++ and C#.
TechCrunch25d
Google launches a free AI coding assistant with very high usage caps
Notably, Code Assist for individuals offers 180,000 code completions a month, which is 90 times the usage cap of the free GitHub Copilot plan (2,000 code completions a month). Code Assist for ...
The Verge25d
Google Gemini’s AI coding tool is now free for individual users
And provides 90 times more monthly code completions than GitHub Copilot’s free tier. And provides 90 times more monthly code completions than GitHub Copilot’s free tier. Jess Weatherbed is a ...
New Vulnerability in GitHub Copilot and Cursor: How Hackers Can Weaponize Code Agents Through Compromised Rule Files
Data Exfiltration Capabilities: Well-crafted malicious rules can direct AI tools to add code that leaks sensitive information while appearing legitimate, including environment variables, database ...