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  1. The Register: Older developers are down with the vibe coding vibe. “According to a July survey of 791 US developers from cloud services platform Fastly, around a third of senior developers with more than a decade of experience are using AI code-generation tools such as Copilot, Claude, and Gemini to produce over half of their finished software, compared to 13 percent for those devs who’ve only […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/31/the-register-older-developers-are-down-with-the-vibe-coding-vibe/

  2. Ars Technica: Sobering revenue stats of 70K mobile apps show why devs beg for subscriptions. “If you’re frustrated by some of your favorite apps pestering you to sign up for a subscription, some new data may help you empathize with their developers more. According to revenue data from ‘over 75,000’ mobile apps, the vast majority have a hard time making $1,000 per month.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/18/ars-technica-sobering-revenue-stats-of-70k-mobile-apps-show-why-devs-beg-for-subscriptions/