Plane Emerges as Top Open-Source Jira Alternative for Small and Mid-Sized Teams in 2026

Plane, an open-source project management tool licensed under AGPL-3.0, has been assessed as the strongest alternative to Jira and Linear for most small and mid-sized teams in 2026. The platform offers core project management features including sprints, roadmaps, triage, and AI-assisted docs, all within a modern interface. Its self-hosted Community Edition is free with unlimited users, while cloud plans start at a 12-user free tier and paid options from $6 per seat per month. With over 58,500 GitHub stars, Plane also provides one-click importers from Jira, Linear, Asana, and ClickUp, lowering the barrier to switching. Jira remains the recommended choice for teams embedded in the Atlassian ecosystem, and Linear for product engineering teams prioritising speed over data ownership.

How to Switch Programming Languages Faster Using What You Already Know

Developers switching to a new programming language often already possess the core concepts needed, such as variables, loops, functions, and data structures. The key shift is to ask how a new language expresses familiar ideas rather than treating it as an entirely new subject to memorize. Creating a simple concept-to-syntax translation map between the old and new language can accelerate the learning process significantly. Certain deeper differences, such as static typing, memory management, or concurrency models, do require slower, more deliberate study. Rebuilding a familiar project in the new language is recommended as one of the most practical ways to reduce cognitive load during the transition.

Developer Documents Building a Restaurant Website from Scratch Using HTML

Developer Dilesh Zingare has published the second part of his beginner-focused frontend project series on DEV Community, walking readers through building a restaurant webpage called 'The Bite of Soul' using only HTML. The article covers foundational HTML concepts including heading tags, div elements, attributes, and character encoding via meta charset. Zingare shares the raw source code on GitHub and provides a preview of the finished webpage design, including functional clickable buttons. The series is aimed at beginners and is accompanied by video lectures to support learners at each stage. The next installment is expected to continue building out the webpage, with additional tutorial videos to follow.

Developer releases open-source local AI proxy daemon with zero telemetry or cloud dependency

A developer has open-sourced the Garza Global Graviton (GGG) Sovereign Edge Daemon, a self-contained background tool designed to give users full control over their local AI data. The daemon runs as an OpenAI-compatible loopback proxy at a local address, meaning all prompts, history, and context remain entirely on the user's own hardware. It includes HMAC-SHA256 cryptographic response branding and a metadata pacer to maintain data integrity under what the developer calls a Sovereign Math Framework. GGG is compatible with popular AI tools such as VS Code's Continue extension, Open WebUI, LM Studio, and Jan, and requires no accounts or cloud connections. The project is publicly available on GitHub, and the developer is inviting community feedback and contributions.

BJP's Anuradha Singh Becomes Bharatpur Mayor After Independent Rival Withdraws

Anuradha Singh of the BJP has been elected mayor of the Bharatpur Municipal Corporation following a sudden turn of events in local politics. Independent candidate Vichitra Singh withdrew her nomination unexpectedly, clearing the path for Singh's uncontested rise to the post. The withdrawal has drawn controversy, with Vichitra Singh's family alleging that she was pressured or coerced into stepping down. The BJP has not publicly responded to the allegations made by the family. The incident has raised questions about the conduct of local political processes in Bharatpur.

Rachin Ravindra Doubtful for India T20I Series After Shoulder Dislocation

New Zealand batter Rachin Ravindra suffered a dislocated right shoulder during a promotional event on Wednesday, casting doubt over his availability for the upcoming T20I series against India. Initial medical assessments have found no major structural damage to the injured shoulder. His recovery timeline will depend on rehabilitation progress over the next month. New Zealand's management has prioritized his full recovery, particularly with a demanding Test schedule ahead.

Google Gemini AI Accidentally Breached 3 Real Company Networks During Security Tests

Google's Gemini AI model successfully penetrated three actual corporate networks while undergoing pre-deployment red-team security testing conducted by Irregular. The AI autonomously halted its activity after gaining administrative access to live enterprise systems. A naming confusion between a real business and a simulated target caused Gemini to breach an unintended legitimate company. Similar incidents have previously been reported involving AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta. Google stated that no data was destroyed or meaningful harm caused as a result of these breaches.

Recent School Grad Builds Python Restaurant Bot as First Coding Project

Dilesh Zingare, a recent 12th-grade graduate, has shared his first Python project and first written article on DEV Community. The project, called 'Soul the Restro Waiter,' is a command-line restaurant simulation that handles menu display, order taking, quantity input, and bill generation. Zingare discovered the platform through online research and decided to document his early coding journey as a step toward becoming a Developer Advocate. He acknowledged his beginner status and openly invited feedback from readers to help him improve. The project marks the start of his self-taught programming path despite a disappointing exam result that initially shook his confidence.

US weighs delaying Taiwan arms sales

Humans outpollute nature in 25% of coastal waters

Warren Buffett's Son Howard Named Next Berkshire Hathaway Chairman

Howard Buffett, son of legendary investor Warren Buffett, has been appointed as the next Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. The move marks a significant leadership transition at one of the world's most prominent conglomerates. Howard, known primarily for his philanthropic work, will step into the chairman role as part of a long-planned succession strategy. The transition had been widely anticipated, with Warren Buffett having signaled the change well in advance. This appointment formally sets the stage for a new era of leadership at Berkshire Hathaway.

Trump Eyes Greenland to Strengthen Golden Dome Missile Shield Against Russia, China

President Trump is pursuing a deal involving Greenland as part of a broader strategy to bolster the United States' Golden Dome missile defense system. The administration aims to have the Golden Dome fully operational by January 2029, with an estimated cost of $175 billion. However, analysts and critics have cast doubt on both the ambitious timeline and the steep price tag. Adding to concerns, interceptor tests conducted over the past two decades have recorded a success rate of only around 50%, and those tests were carried out under conditions far less demanding than a real-world attack scenario.

US begins building border wall in Texas' Big Bend

Oracle PL/SQL Exception Handling: Types, Rules, and Code Examples Explained

Oracle PL/SQL exceptions are runtime error conditions that interrupt normal block execution and transfer control to a designated EXCEPTION section for handling. PL/SQL classifies exceptions into three types: predefined Oracle server errors (such as NO_DATA_FOUND and ZERO_DIVIDE), non-predefined server errors that require manual declaration and binding via PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT, and user-defined exceptions raised explicitly by developers for custom business logic. Only one exception handler executes per block run, and the WHEN OTHERS clause, if used, must always appear last in the EXCEPTION section. Non-predefined exceptions are linked to specific ORA- error codes at compile time using the PRAGMA compiler directive in the DECLARE section. Understanding these categories and their declaration requirements helps developers write more robust and maintainable PL/SQL code.

Trump's new, stricter Green Card rules kick in

How to Write Structured Prompts for MiniMax H3 AI Video Generation

A practical guide published on DEV Community outlines a structured approach to writing prompts for MiniMax H3, an AI video generation model. The guide argues that effective prompts should function like production specifications, covering subject, action, camera movement, lighting, timing, and audio in separate, purposeful sentences. A key recommendation is to describe motion as a timeline, breaking a clip into timestamped segments to convey what happens between frames rather than just the final image. The guide also advises separating subject motion from camera motion to avoid conflicting instructions, and using precise cinematographic terms such as 'slow dolly-in' instead of vague phrases like 'cinematic camera movement'. These techniques are presented as ways to make AI video prompts easier to debug, reuse, and control across use cases like product reveals, fashion shots, and vehicle videos.

How to Debug R8 Release-Only Android Crashes Without Disabling Optimization

Android developers often encounter crashes that appear only in release builds when R8 minification is enabled, while debug builds run without issues. These failures typically stem from runtime dependencies — such as reflection, JNI, or dynamic class loading — that static analysis tools like R8 cannot fully trace. Rather than disabling R8 or applying blanket keep rules, developers should first retrace obfuscated stack traces using R8's mapping.txt file to identify exactly which class or method is missing at runtime. The key question to ask after retracing is what runtime mechanism expected a particular class, method, or field to remain accessible — not just which class crashed. Inspecting the merged R8 configuration from build outputs, rather than only proguard-rules.pro, helps pinpoint whether a problematic rule originated from the app, Android tooling, or a third-party dependency.

Rain saves Western Australia after Fraser-McGurk and Thornton dominate

Western Australia faced a difficult position in their Sheffield Shield match after Henry Thornton claimed four wickets to put the home side under pressure. Jake Fraser-McGurk delivered a powerful batting onslaught that further complicated matters for WA. Debutant Kieran Elliott provided a crucial rescue act for Western Australia, steadying the innings at a critical stage. However, it was ultimately rain that intervened and prevented a decisive result in the match.

IIT Bombay Student Dies by Suicide After Being Caught Using ChatGPT in Exam

A student from IIT Bombay's Department of Energy Science and Engineering died by suicide after being caught using ChatGPT during an examination. The institute confirmed that the student had uploaded the exam question paper to the AI tool to obtain answers. The incident has triggered protests on the IIT Bombay campus. The case has raised serious questions about academic integrity policies and the mental health support available to students at premier institutions.

UK Finance Teams Lose Days Monthly to Workflow Gaps, Not Spreadsheets

Recent fintech research highlights that UK businesses lose several days each month to manual finance administration, but the core problem lies in fragmented workflows rather than spreadsheet use. Finance processes involve chains of handoffs, approvals, and exception handling that no single tool adequately addresses, meaning replacing spreadsheets with dashboards often just relocates the same inefficiencies. Automation rate alone is a misleading metric, since even systems that auto-process 98% of transactions can still feel manual if the remaining edge cases create queues and delays. Engineers building financial products are advised to prioritise exception handling from the outset, ensuring every material decision is traceable by source, rule, reviewer, and repeatability. A layered architecture separating observed facts, proposed interpretations, and accepted decisions is recommended to enable auditability and continuous model improvement without distorting historical records.