JDK 20: What’s next for Java?
The next version of standard Java could pack features ranging from universal generics and primitive types to virtual threads and structured concurrency.
Stories by Paul Krill
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JavaFX 19 rich client Java platform arrives
Update extends H.265 video support to HTTP Live Streaming, adds CSS focus indicators, and fixes modal behaviour and touch-screen bugs.
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Microsoft .NET 7 enters release candidate phase
Performance improvements, multi-platform targeting, cloud-native development headline the Microsoft development platform upgrade due in November.
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Go developers are catching on to generics — survey
Generics, added to the Go programming language in March, is already seeing quick adoption, although developers are running into some limitations.
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Swift language speeds standard library, reworks generics
Swift 5.7 features a smaller and faster standard library, usability improvements, and a new generics implementation that boosts performance and removes longtime bugs.
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Doomed GitHub Trending page may be saved
GitHub had planned to axe the page that lists hot projects and developers due to low usage, but the company is reconsidering in light of community feedback.
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Visual Studio Code 1.71 brings merge editor improvements
A full-fledged Markdown Language Server and expanded codecs support also debut in the latest version of the Microsoft code editor.
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Apple moves WebKit to GitHub
WebKit project team cites numerous benefits to using GitHub including its large community of developers and powerful automation capabilities.
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Microsoft's C# 11 language upgrade nears the finish line
C# 11 is nearly complete and continues to add capabilities, including object-initialisation improvements and generic math support.
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Microsoft Dev Box cloud-based workstations enter public preview
Microsoft Dev Box, a managed service for creating on-demand, project-specific developer workstations in the Azure cloud, is now in a public preview phase.
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Microsoft .NET 6 bundled with Ubuntu Linux
Microsoft’s flagship development platform is being made available with Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu Chiseled Containers in a bid to ease .NET development on Linux.
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Android 13 brings themed app icons, security tweaks
Latest version of the mobile OS allows app icons to tap into theme preferences and introduces more granular security and privacy features.
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Visual Studio Code 1.70 eases title bar customisation
July 2022 release of Microsoft’s code editor also introduces command-line options for opening the three-way merge editor in VS Code.
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Kotlin 1.7.20 advances K2 compiler
Update to the popular JetBrains programming language for JVM, web, and native development also introduces a new operator for expressing open-ended ranges.
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Python popularity still soaring
Nearly a year after Python first topped Tiobe’s index of programming language popularity, the language continues to score high with developers.
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