Connections, Community & Careers. As a specialist professional body in the software development field, our members can connect with a wide network of IT experts and professionals, list their skills and services on our Consultant Register, access our JobBoard and benefit from a regular and informative range of Webinars and, share news and ideas at […]
20.01.2026 Claude Code: The Next Phase in AI Coding Accelerate Development. Automate Tasks. Understand Complex Projects. Claude Code is an advanced AI-powered command-line tool from Anthropic (www.anthropic.com) that functions as an intelligent coding agent. It enables developers to automate development tasks, debug and understand codebases, and build features directly from the terminal using natural language. […]
13.01.2026 New Government Cyber Action Plan. Tackling Threat to Make Public Services More Secure and Resilient £210 million has been invested to strengthen cyber resilience across government to tackle threats and strengthen public services. People want and need to feel more confident when, for example, applying for benefits, paying taxes or accessing healthcare. The plan […]
06.01.2026 Women in Technology. Breaking Down The Barriers There is a new UK taskforce that promises to help women “enter, stay and lead” in the tech sector. The BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, recently suggested that only 22% of IT specialists are women and that it was important to close the gender gap. This […]
16.12.2025 In this edition of The Source we’re reviewing the hot topics we’ve been blogging about over the last few months and we offer a few reminders about our events, how to get more involved and how we support and represent you, whether you are a student member or seasoned professional fellow. This issue of […]
09.12.2025 Post Office Scandal Update. How It Started. We’ve been following the Post Office scandal with interest. Improving Software for Society is our rallying call. Faulty software was the root cause of the UK’s most widespread miscarriage of justice. It’s a salient reminder of how vigilant we must always be. The Horizon system was developed […]
25.11.2025 Greener Intelligence and the Future of AI Powered by the Sun Leading on from our recent article about the feasibility of data centres in space we’re looking at greener intelligence and a future of AI being powered by the sun. AI is reshaping industries across the UK, from healthcare to transportation, but its growing […]
18.11.2025 Trial Scheme to Heat Homes Using a Data Centre Aiming for Net Zero Heating We really like this BBC News article and suggest it as recommended reading: “Data centre in the shed reduces energy bills to £40”. It’s all about innovation and sustainable, renewable energy. It neatly follows on from our last blog about […]
