UC San Diego Today

A UC San Diego Tool Teaching Code to 25 Million is Even More Critical in Age of AI

UC San Diego cognitive scientist Philip Guo created Python Tutor, a free tool that makes code “visible” step by step. The research behind it earned a Test of Time award, recog ...
InfoQ

Java 26 Delivers Language Innovation, Library Improvements, Performance and Security

Oracle has released version 26 of the Java programming language and virtual machine. As the first non-LTS release since JDK ...

Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, ...
IEEE

FlowPilot: A Generative AI-Driven Visual Language for Computational Thinking Education

Abstract: This paper introduces FlowPilot, a novel flow-based visual programming language designed to enhance Computational Thinking (CT) education. FlowPilot leverages generative AI to create a ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Ring Programming Language: A Hidden Gem Shaping the Future of Software Development in the Age of AI‑Assisted Programming

How a discontinued legacy sparked a modern language built to last for decades — Ring emerged after Microsoft canceled Visual FoxPro. I’m glad I had the opportunity to contribute to improving the Ring ...
IEEE

Code-as-Monitor: Constraint-aware Visual Programming for Reactive and Proactive Robotic Failure Detection

Abstract: Automatic detection and prevention of open-set failures are crucial in closed-loop robotic systems. Recent studies often struggle to simultaneously identify unexpected failures reactively ...