Tag: java
Java 17 dons features for safe, concise code; Oracle changes JDK licensing, pushes for more frequent LTS releases
Java 17 reference implementation JDK 17 as well as GPL-licensed OpenJDK builds have been made available this week. […]
Sun’s out, updates out: JetBrains IDEs land in v2021.2
The summer release of JetBrains’ software development portfolio has landed, bumping IntelliJ IDEA, DataGrip, CLion and Co to […]
20 years of TIOBE Programming Community Index — Go gets a bounce
The July 2021 edition of the TIOBE Programming Community Index is out, and things are a bit crowded […]
Kotlin 1.5.20 advances Java interoperability, helps to speed things up
JetBrains’ programming language Kotlin is available in version 1.5.20, and though it is just a small version step, […]
EAPs see CLion getting experimental while IntelliJ IDEA loads up on Kotlin helpers
The second 2021 update to JetBrains’ IDE portfolio is about to drop, so the tool teams have started […]
Build 2021: Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2019 v16.10 and its own OpenJDK
Microsoft released Visual Studio 2019 v16.10 and the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK among a string of announcements at […]
Scala 3 gets a makeover to be more your type
Scala 3 is out, bringing major changes to the JVM-compatible language but maintaining the same Application Binary Interface […]
Kotlin 1.5.0 arrives with JVM records and more as part of six monthly release cadence
Kotlin 1.5.0 has landed, delivering stable language features such as JVM records and the new default JVM IR […]
Android Studio 4.2 enlists project upgrade assistant in bid to ease migration
Google has released Android Studio 4.2 with an upgraded IntelliJ platform, upgrade assistant, and features aimed at improving […]
GraalVM 21.1 features smaller downloads, performance tweaks, Java 16
The GraalVM 21.1 release of the high-performance Java environment is now available, bringing experimental support for Java 16 […]