Kotlin 2.3.0, now available in a release candidate, also brings Java 25 support and improvements for Swift interop, ...

Abstract: Non-code elements in programming, such as comments, documentation, and whitespace, play a crucial role in improving code readability, maintainability, and collaboration. However, their ...

I am working on a project with a shared protobuf definition between all clients and the server. Therefore, different (Android) app versions on the user devices use different versions of our protobuf ...

In Java applications, object instantiation for different types is often handled through separate factory classes. While this approach works, it can become verbose and hard to maintain — especially ...

As Java turns 30 this year, its grip on enterprise applications holds firm. The multipurpose programming language has evolved through more than two-dozen iterations, an acquisition by Oracle from Sun ...

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Abstract: It is shown how the new technologies, AspectJ and XML, can be used for maintenance and development of Java applications. The presented all-purpose software solution gets usable runtime ...

MLJ compiles SML’97 into verifier-compliant Java bytecodes. Its features include type-checked interlanguage working extensions which allow ML and Java code to call each other, automatic recompilation ...

Everyone who codes Java EE web applications needs to pay attention to exception handling. When a program encounters an error, developers can display friendly messages for end users, which increases ...

When I was writing code regularly in both C++ and Java in the early days of Java, I often missed Java’s (at the time) lack of an enum. Fortunately, when Java finally got its enum, it was worth the ...