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Scott Shambaugh maintains matplotlib, a Python plotting library downloaded about 130 million times a month. Like many open source projects, matplotlib now requires human review of all submissions ...

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Sign of the times: An AI agent autonomously wrote and published a personalized attack article against an open-source software ...

February 2026 TIOBE Index shows Python still far ahead, C strengthening in second, C# rising, and R holding the top 10 as rankings compress.

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Machine learning is an essential component of artificial intelligence. Whether it’s powering recommendation engines, fraud detection systems, self-driving cars, generative AI, or any of the countless ...