There are dozens of Java build tools available, but only a few of them truly dominate. When it's time to choose one, the key runners in the race are Maven, Ant and Gradle. All three are effective in ...

To appreciate the benefits of Gradle, it helps to understand where it came from. When Gradle was first released in 2007, the Java ecosystem had already established several viable tools. Ant emerged in ...

VS Code combines impressive Java support with first-class support for JavaScript and other stacks, making a compelling alternative to traditional IDEs. Let’s try it with Spring and Svelte. For years, ...

Apache Maven is a cornerstone of Java development, and the most used build management tool for Java. Maven’s streamlined, XML-based configuration model enables developers to rapidly describe or grasp ...

Smartphones get all the buzz, but mobile app warehouse GetJar claims that 90 percent of phones in use worldwide, and 72 percent of American phones, are still the non-smartphones that the mobile ...

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Software builds – that is, compiling programs into machine executable code – is an important part of most developers’ lives. When builds fail, due to compilation errors, it requires programmers to ...

Java technology allows you to work and play in a secure computing environment. Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, and view images in 3D, just to name a few. Java ...

The company delivers the first components of an important release of its Java server software and drops the price of its entry-level Java server product. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...

Java technology allows you to work and play in a secure computing environment. Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, and view images in 3D, just to name a few. Java ...