Java is one of the most popular programming languages in the world. At the time of writing this, Java development holds 16% of the programming language market, giving it second place out of all languages. As we head into the new year, developers need to keep up with the industry and its latest developments. Working at a custom Java development company, I sat down with several of our developers and asked them what they expected to see next year. In this article, we’ll explore the main 2024 Java trends and take a look at what’s coming.  Cloud computing  We’re all aware cloud computing ..read more

Nacho Cougil is a software engineer from Barcelona, fan of eXtreme Programming (XP) practices who has been working with Java and other web technologies before the Y2K. He has experience in different roles in the IT world (‘guy-for-everything’, developer, team lead, project manager, and CTO) working in companies in many sectors: energy, e-commerce, startups (some unicorn) technology consultancy, and application performance management. Now Nacho works as Principal Software Engineer at Dynatrace developing software for monitoring applications and he’s also a Teacher in the Master DevOps & ..read more

In our new Java Monthly edition, we’d like to introduce you to Víctor Orozco. He was kind enough to share his experience on 9 more Java-related questions. Víctor is a software consultant based in Guatemala city. For 12+ years he has been helping clients from telecom, banking and government sectors to implement time-critical systems in Java and Open Source technologies. He likes to contribute to the global Java community receiving some awards like Java Champion, Oracle ACE Pro and Duke’s Choice Award. Dreamix: As an expert with Jakarta EE, you’re familiar with its competition with the Spring Fr ..read more

C# and Java are two of the most popular and widely used programming languages in the world. Both hold a solid position when it comes to developing web applications, cloud apps, desktop applications, and back-end development in general. But there are notable differences between the two technologies. When you’re hiring for a software development project, it’s important to understand what each of them is good at. In this article, we’re going to take a closer look at the difference in C# vs Java and help you make an informed decision for your project.  What is C#? C#, also known as C-sharp, w ..read more

It doesn’t matter what program you use; cybersecurity in app development must be adhered to every step of the way. It is especially crucial for Java development, as this programming language is one of the most popular in the world. Java is the top developer platform in the world, according to tech giant Oracle. More than 10 million developers use the program, which runs on 13 billion devices.  These are great numbers for Java. However, they also signify vulnerability. This many users and devices mean many gateways for hackers and other malicious parties.  Cybersecurity must be a prio ..read more

Brian Demers is a Developer Advocate at Gradle and a PMC member for the Apache Shiro project. He spends much of his day contributing to OSS projects in the form of writing code, tutorials, blogs, and answering questions. Along with typical software development, Brian also has a passion for fast builds and automation. Away from the keyboard, Brian is a beekeeper and can likely be found playing board games. You can find him on Twitter at @BrianDemers and most other places as ‘bdemers’. Dreamix: What is the most common security mistake programmers make?  Brian Demers: Not thinking ..read more

In our new Java Monthly edition, we’d like to introduce you Roberto Cortez. He was kind enough to share his experience on 11 more Java-related questions. Roberto Cortez is a Passionate Developer, Blogger, Youtuber, Speaker, JUG Leader, Java Champion. He started to learn Java back in 1998 and since then has worked with many Java based technologies like JavaEE, Spring, Hibernate, GWT, JBoss AS and Maven just to name a few, always relying on my favorite IDE: IntelliJ IDEA. The direct contact with the Java community made him want to become an active member in the community itself. For that reason ..read more

In our new Java Monthly edition, we’d like to introduce you Adam Bien. He was kind enough to share his experience on 11 more Java-related questions. Adam Bien started with Java 1.0 in 1995 and has been an independent consultant since 1997. Adam still enjoys developing software, especially with the new Java features and boring Java SE / MicroProfile / Jakarta EE APIs, mostly on serverless Quarkus, public clouds, and on-premises. Dreamix: “I’ve been working with Java since 1995 …and still really enjoying it.” – a quote we found in your blog. Is there anything that drives your passion about Java ..read more

In our new Java Monthly edition, we’d like to introduce you to George Adams. He was kind enough to share his experience on 12 more Java-related questions. George Adams is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, Java Champion and Steering Committee chair at Eclipse Adoptium. Since co-founding AdoptOpenJDK in 2016 he has been leading the community outreach efforts and was heavily involved in moving the project to the Eclipse Foundation. George also contributes to the OpenJS Foundation, Homebrew and the Node.js Foundation where he is a core collaborator and plays an active role in several of the ..read more

In our new Java Monthly edition, we’d like to introduce you to David R. Heffelfinger. He was kind enough to share his experience on 12 more Java-related questions. David Heffelfinger is an independent consultant based in the Washington, DC area. He is a Java Champion and Apache NetBeans PMC member, as well as a Java instructor. David has written several books on Java EE and related technologies and is a frequent speaker at technology conferences. You can connect with David on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dheffelfinger/ and follow him on Twitter https://twitter.com/ens ..read more