Java

PHP language still relevant, advocate insists

Perforce Zend official compared PHP with Python and Java in a blog post, stressing the continued importance of the ‘silent workhorse of the modern web.’

By Paul Krill

Jan 16, 20263 mins

JavaPHPPython

Articles

JDK 26: The new features in Java 26

The feature set for next year’s Java release has been frozen at 10, with structured concurrency, lazy constants, and primitive types in patterns, instanceof, and switch among the highlights.

By Paul Krill

Dec 8, 2025 7 mins

JavaProgramming LanguagesSoftware Development

Spring AI tutorial: Get started with Spring AI

Learn how to configure Spring AI to interact with large language models, support user-generated prompts, and connect with a vector store and simple RAG service in your Spring-based applications.

By Steven Haines

Dec 4, 2025 18 mins

Development ToolsGenerative AIJava

Clojure for Java developers: What you need to know

Four key concepts are essential for understanding Clojure’s functional programming paradigm. Here’s how to apply what you know about Java to learning Clojure.

By Matthew Tyson

Nov 19, 2025 9 mins

JavaProgramming LanguagesSoftware Development

Google Agent Development Kit adds Go language support

Google ADK allows developers to build agentic appllications using Python, Java, or Go, and now supports the Agent2Agent protocol for multi-agent orchestration.

By Paul Krill

Nov 13, 2025 2 mins

GolangJavaPython

Machine Learning in Java is Speeding Image Processing

Java developers can quickly implement image classification or object detection using pre-trained machine learning models.

Dec 18, 2020 6 mins

Java

Java Stream API tutorial: How to create and use Java streams

Get started with Java streams, including how to create streams from Java collections, the mechanics of a stream pipeline, examples of functional programming with Java streams, and more.

By Rafael del Nero

Nov 13, 2025 13 mins

APIsJavaProgramming Languages

C# rises in Tiobe language popularity index

Microsoft’s fast-growing language for .NET may be poised to overtake Java in popularity for the first time, Tiobe said.

By Paul Krill

Nov 10, 2025 3 mins

C#JavaPython

AI and machine learning outside of Python

Python might be the default for most AI and machine learning development, but what about other popular languages? Here’s what you need to know about using Java, Rust, Go, or C#/.Net for AI/ML.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Nov 5, 2025 7 mins

C#GolangJava

A fresh look at the Spring Framework

The iconic Java framework has evolved and modernized, integrating a host of new features without sacrificing power or simplicity.

By Matthew Tyson

Nov 5, 2025 8 mins

Development ToolsJavaLibraries and Frameworks

Could JavaFX return to Java?

While an argument to re-integrate JavaFX floats in an OpenJDK discussion list, Oracle ponders providing better access to JavaFX from the JDK.

By Paul Krill

Oct 31, 2025 2 mins

JavaLibraries and FrameworksProgramming Languages

Unit testing Spring MVC applications with JUnit 5

Learn how to write robust Spring MVC unit tests with JUnit 5 and tools such as MockMvc, Mockito, and Spring’s TestEntityManager. You’ll also get a taste of slice testing, used for optimizing unit tests on web controllers and databases.

By Steven Haines

Oct 30, 2025 22 mins

App TestingDevelopment ToolsJava