The Java Development Kit. A build tool, such as Maven or Gradle. An IDE that simplifies software development. You could spend a morning installing all these tools and ...

Novice programmers rarely see the value in externalized configuration. It's tedious and doesn't result in an immediate payoff. That means this task is often overlooked or done poorly, if at all. For ...

SpringSource has announced new milestone releases of two Eclipse-based tool suites: the Spring Tool Suite (STS 3.2 M2) and the Groovy/Grails Tool Suite (GGTS 3.2 M2). Both are shipping on top of ...