Abstract: Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) represent key tools for software developers to build complex software systems. However, several studies have revealed that even major API providers ...

For Java-based programs such as Maven, Jenkins, Gradle or Tomcat to run, they need to know that Java's JDK is installed. That's the purpose of the JAVA_HOME environment variable. It tells programs ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The latest long-term support (LTS) release of the JDK is Java 21, which was released in ...

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Store and query key-value, JSON document, graph, and columnar data in a globally distributed database with Azure Cosmos DB. To get started with Azure Cosmos DB, see Azure Cosmos DB: Build an API app ...

Not content with hosting video conferences for up to a million people, Zoom has now rolled out its own version of Google Docs. So, if you were looking for another way to write your words down on ...

An enumerated type specifies a set of related constants as its values. Examples include the days in a week, the standard north/south/east/west compass directions, a currency’s coin denominations, and ...

What’s the difference between versions of Minecraft? That’s not as simple a question to answer as you might think. Most current players will be used to whatever version they’ve started on, whether ...

Effective documentation is a cornerstone of software development, and JavaDoc stands out as a powerful tool for documenting Java code. JavaDoc, short for Java Documentation, allows developers to embed ...