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JetBrains Amper build tool adds Compose Hot Reload

Compose Hot Reload automatically loads UI code changes in Compose Multiplatform apps, allowing developers to see the results instantly without requiring an application restart.

Oct 7, 2025 3 mins

Development Tools Java Kotlin

C, C++, Java vie for second place in language popularity

First-place Python extends its lead while C# also gathers steam in the October 2025 Tiobe index of programming language popularity.

Oct 6, 2025 3 mins

C Language C# C++

Optimizing queries by using observability

Want faster, smarter queries? Observability gives engineers the visibility to tune performance before users ever notice a slowdown.

Oct 6, 2025 4 mins

Databases Java SQL

JavaFX 25 previews JavaFX controls in title bars

Preview feature in latest update of the Java client application platform defines a Stage style that allows applications to place scene graph nodes in the header bar area.

Sep 29, 2025 3 mins

Java Libraries and Frameworks Open Source

How Amazon Retail Systems Run Machine Learning Predictions with Apache Spark

Amazon Retail systems uses Apache Spark with Deep Java Library (DJL) to build propensity models to drive customer experience.

Nov 12, 2020 8 mins

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Introduction to Java records: Simplified data-centric programming in Java

Record declarations are an efficient way to encapsulate data in your Java classes while reducing boilerplate code. Learn how they work in both basic and advanced programming scenarios.

Sep 25, 2025 10 mins

Java Programming Languages Software Development

Reactive Java with Spring WebFlux and Reactor

Spring WebFlux is a powerful and popular framework for reactive programming in Java. Here’s a hands-on look at using Spring WebFlux with the best-in-class Reactor engine.

Sep 24, 2025 9 mins

Development Approaches Java Web Development

GraalVM 25 arrives, backed by JDK 25

Enhancements include improved Native Image configuration and polyglot runtime updates for Python, JavaScript, and WebAssembly.

Sep 24, 2025 3 mins

Java JavaScript Python

Wasm 3.0 adds 64-bit backing, language support

WebAssembly 3.0 adds support for compiling high-level programming languages, with 64-bit address spacing and the ability to declare multiple memories, among other improvements.

Sep 19, 2025 3 mins

Java Kotlin Scala

JDK 25: The new features in Java 25

Long-Term Support release, with features ranging from structured concurrency and compact object headers to ahead-of-time method profiling and JFR CPU-time profiling on Linux, is now generally available.

Sep 16, 2025 13 mins

Java Programming Languages Software Development