Programming

Bill Gates, in 1980, turned an all-nighter into a million-dollar business by developing a computer game for IBM. Seeking an operating system, IBM approached Gates, who seized the opportunity to showcase his skills. With creativity and improvisation, he spent the night programming, earning the executives' trust and securing a $1 million contract, crucial for Microsoft's future dominance in the PC market. The story highlights the power of innovation under pressure, showing how great achievements can arise from bold ideas and sleepless nights.

Supabase raised $200 million in funding, reaching a valuation of $2 billion, reflecting its success and the impact of "vibe coding" on software development. "Vibe coding," which emerged in 2025, allows for the creation of applications through natural language, with AI automatically generating code, democratizing development. Supabase, founded in 2020, has become essential for "vibe coding" projects with its managed PostgreSQL database. In 2025, 25% of Y Combinator startups use AI to generate 95% of their code. By 2027, it is expected that 40% of code in production will be generated by AI.

OpenAI has launched the GPT-4.1 family, revolutionizing programming by offering improvements in contextual understanding and code generation, with a capacity of up to 1 million tokens. Available exclusively via API, the GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano models meet varying demands, from complex systems to low-latency applications. Multimodal, they process text, images, and audio, facilitating tasks like visual sketch code generation. GPT-4.1 surpasses benchmarks but still faces challenges with extensive contexts, requiring supervision. OpenAI leads in assisted programming, promising increased productivity and future integration with leading platforms.