Ugly Jenkins gets friendly new UI

Blue Ocean, a reimagined user interface for the Jenkins continuous delivery platform, makes its official debut…

Oracle recommends axing the Java object finalizer

Java’s Object.finalize capability is on the chopping block, deemed more trouble than it’s worth. But expect…

Rust, React, JavaScript and Python top Stack Overflow survey

There may be a perception in some circles that software developers have been busy coding since…

Scaled-back Scala variant cuts ties to the JVM

Scala Native, which brings the Scala language closer to bare metal by leveraging LLVM compiler infrastructure,…

Gradle upgrade lets devs build Java apps faster for Android

Gradle, the build system of choice for Android mobile development, has been upgraded with better support…

New JavaScript library invites developers to play with Canvas

Looking to blur the line between technology and art, the Sandpit library for creative coding uses…

Heroku: PaaS is future of development tools

The mantra that all companies need to become software companies is starting to sound familiar. PaaS…

Microsoft previews upcoming improvements in .Net

Microsoft's .Net languages are getting improvements ranging from data flow to better tools for C#, Visual Basic,…