If you’ve spent any time coding in Java, you know the IDE you choose can make or break your workflow. Over the years, I’ve tried just about every major Java IDE and editor out there. They all have ...

The NetBeans IDE is pretty good on its own, but even handier once you start extending it with plugins specific to your needs. In this installment of Open source Java projects, Jeff Friesen introduces ...

The actor model is a message-passing paradigm that resolves some of the major challenges of writing concurrent, scalable code for today’s distributed systems. In this installment of Open source Java ...

The first preview release of the Swift SDK for Android was published this week, allowing developers to build Android apps in ...

Java programing students have to handle multiple homework assignments to learn the concepts. It can be hard to complete assignments within a strict timeline and keep up with the syllabus. If you’re a ...

As software development teams get larger, application packaging and deployment tasks become much harder. Handwritten scripts and low-level JDK utility calls just don't scale as teams grow, which is ...

Engineers at Facebook parent Meta have detailed their multi-year effort to convert the codebases for its numerous Android apps from the Java programming language over to Kotlin. That's a large task ...

Programmers are in high demand these days--their fluency in coding language is invaluable. Knowing various programming languages is a no-brainer for engineers, but a basic understanding of the ...