Google has overhauled Firestore’s query engine, introducing "Pipeline operations" that enable complex server-side aggregations and array unnesting. The update shifts Firestore Enterprise toward an ...

Vladimir Zakharov explains how DataFrames serve as a vital tool for data-oriented programming in the Java ecosystem. By ...

While the basic course is free and great for getting started, they also have a ‘Pro’ version if you want to dig deeper. It’s a solid choice if you’re totally new to programming and want a smooth, ...

Large language models promise more efficiency in software development. But, despite all the promises, there are still a few things to consider when using them. AI-powered software development is ...

The story of Flash Fill and (how it shaped) me On the occasion of receiving the most influential test-of-time paper award for his POPL 2011 paper (which describes the technology behind the popular ...

Java ranked third in the Tiobe Index for January 2026 at 8.71%, holding steady behind Python and C and just ahead of C++. Tiobe named C# its Programming Language of the Year for 2025 after the largest ...

The State of AI in software engineering report from Harness, based on a Coleman Parker poll of 900 software engineers in the US, UK, France and Germany, found that almost two-thirds of the people ...

Creating simple data classes in Java traditionally required substantial boilerplate code. Consider how we would represent Java’s mascots, Duke and Juggy: public class JavaMascot { private final String ...

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