The most significant addition to the Java language since Sun Microsystems rewrote the collections API for Java 5 is the introduction of Java records. Java records address two significant pain points ...

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Gen Z isn't saying "hello" when answering the phone — at least some of them. They expect the caller to. Older people, such as myself, are aghast! Are young people cooked? But perhaps it's OK to form ...

Robbie has been an avid gamer for well over 20 years. During that time, he's watched countless franchises rise and fall. He's a big RPG fan but dabbles in a little bit of everything. Writing about ...

Modern Windows PCs often include some kind of biometric hardware, mainly in the form of facial recognition (using infrared cameras) or fingerprint scanning. Both of these features let you use Windows ...

With a little understanding of your Java Edition files/folders (or at least access to the official Minecraft launcher client), installing a tutorial world should be a pretty simple task. By simply ...

Reflection was essential to the advanced Java toolkit for years. Now it's being superseded by newer, safer options. Here's how to use MethodHandle and VarHandle to gain programmatic access to methods ...

The Japanese pop culture brand has had a significant cultural impact over the past few decades. Christian Holub is a writer covering comics and other geeky pop culture. He's still mad about 'Firefly' ...

A staff member poses with Hello Kitty at the CUTE exhibition in London, on January 24, 2024. CUTE is the first major exhibition to examine the complex "power of cuteness." Editor at Large She’s one of ...

The 1.21 Tricky Trials update is out for the Java Edition of the game (Image via Mojang Studios) The Minecraft 1.21 Tricky Trials update is finally out for Java Edition. After months of waiting, you ...