The top software development news of the year

This article contains 10 of what we believe to be the biggest stories we covered throughout the year on SD Times.
CNET

I Tried Vibe Coding With Different Gemini Models. Here's What I Learned

A slower "reasoning" model might do more of the work for you -- and keep vibe coding from becoming a chore.

How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them

At the core of every AI coding agent is a technology called a large language model (LLM), which is a type of neural network ...
CNET

Vibe Coding as a Non-Coder: 6 Ways I Found to Have More Fun and Better Luck Creating With AI

My coding skills leave something to be desired. I never stuck with the instructional books and guides long enough to truly create the kinds of apps and programs I wanted to see. AI chatbots powered by ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

One pull of a string is all it takes to deploy these complex structures

MIT researchers have developed a new method for designing 3D structures that can be transformed from a flat configuration ...

I took Harvard's free online coding classes to better catch AI's errors - and they're legit

Harvard's free programming classes teach you how to think, debug, and adapt in an AI-driven world where knowing code matters more than ever.
Scientific Research Publishing

Research and Practice on an IoT-Enabled Security Management System for Vocational Training Bases ()

Security Management System, Vocational Training Bases, System Architecture, Agile Scrum, System Design Share and Cite: Qiu, X. (2025) Research and Practice on an IoT-Enabled Security Management System ...