Oracle’s Java team sat down with me last week for a fast-moving briefing on Java 25 and the broader direction of the platform. The headline: JDK 25 is an LTS release, the second on Oracle’s new ...

Java dominates the backend development, which supports everything from enterprise systems to cloud-native applications. With the advent of microservices and cloud-based solutions as well as increased ...

Keeping up with the world of Java programming can feel like a full-time job itself. New versions drop regularly, tools change, and what was best practice last year might be a bit… dated now. This ...

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Java ranked third in the Tiobe Index for January 2026 at 8.71%, holding steady behind Python and C and just ahead of C++. Tiobe named C# its Programming Language of the Year for 2025 after the largest ...

Learn how to use advanced techniques like short-circuiting, parallel execution, virtual threads, and stream gatherers to maximize Java stream performance. My recent Java Stream API tutorial introduced ...

Over the few months, I’ve been working hard to help professionals who’ve found themselves displaced by the AI revolution discover new and exciting careers in tech. Part of that transition is building ...

Each year, the code-sharing platform GitHub releases its ‘State of the Octoverse’ report, which among other things ranks the popularity of programming languages. The latest report, released in October ...

A software application called Interview Coder promises to help software developers succeed at technical job interviews—by surreptitiously feeding them answers to programming questions via AI.

Companies like OpenAI and China’s DeepSeek offer chatbots designed to take their time with an answer. Here’s how they work. By Cade Metz and Dylan Freedman Cade Metz reported from San Francisco and ...

Java has long been a powerhouse programming language thanks to its portability, robustness and extensive ecosystem. However, one major challenge for Java developers is interoperation with native code.