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The Definitive Guide to JythonThis just in: The Definitive Guide to Jython: Python for the Java Platform is finally available! Jython is an open source implementatio… Started by Michael Levin |
0 | Aug 19, 2009 |
Programming in Scala Book is out!You may get an e-copy at a pretty low price. Check it out at http://www.artima.com/shop/programming_in_scala Have fun! -Z Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Nov 22, 2008 |
Scala 2.7.2.final release is out!In case you missed it, the new release marks a important date for them. Besides few big features and bugs fixes added, this release will ma… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Nov 14, 2008 |
Using scala scripts to check Java jar filesHere I attached two scripts that might help you working with jar files. Have you tried to verify that a Class must exists in a lib directo… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Sep 11, 2008 |
Scala Example: a simple cat commandHi, Here is a simple Scala script that prints or concatenates text files: //file: cat.scala import java.io._ val files = args for(f <-… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Aug 29, 2008 |
A super rich Java String with ScalaFor the longest time I wish Java support HEREDOC kind of string construct like in Perl and other. This seems to be extremely useful when yo… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Aug 23, 2008 |
Sweet-0.0.1 is outI am excited to announce the first stable release of sweet. There are great samples including database access out here: http://code.google.… Started by Zemian Deng |
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SweetScala indeedHello everyone, I have started a Scala web framework project at http://code.google.com/p/sweetscala. It's still young, but the distributio… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Jul 22, 2008 |
Scala on JVM is pretty sweetI have been studying the Scala language for the last several months, and I found it very attractive. Not only it can run on JVM and use any… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Jul 16, 2008 |
Sample Store Catalog using using Groovy and Grails and the Java Persistence API on Glassfish with MySQLI modified this Groovy and Grails Catalog Sample application to use JPA entity java classes instead of Groovy domain classes. I followed th… Started by Carol McDonald |
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Innovative programmer Steve Klabnik, known for his contributions to Rust, unveils Rue, a new systems programming language that enhances memory safety without garbage collection. Designed with developer ergonomics in mind, Rue leverages "inout" parameters to simplify ownership management while collaborating with Anthropic's Claude AI to expedite development. Explore Rue at rue-lang.dev.
By Steef-Jan Wiggers
FunctionGemma is a new, lightweight version of the Gemma 3 270M model, fine-tuned to translate natural language into structured function and API calls, enabling AI agents to "do more than just talk" and act.
By Sergio De Simone
Aspire 13.1 has been released as an incremental update that builds on the polyglot platform foundation introduced with Aspire 13. The release focuses on improving developer productivity through enhancements to the command-line interface, deeper support for AI-assisted development workflows, refinements to the dashboard experience, and clearer deployment behavior for Azure-based environments.
By Almir Vuk
There was a flurry of activity in the Spring ecosystem during the week of January 19th, 2026, highlighting the first milestone releases of: Spring Boot; Spring Security; Spring Integration; Spring Modulith; and Spring AMQP; along with the second milestone release of Spring AI.
By Michael Redlich
While experimentation is essential, traditional A/B testing can be excessively slow and expensive, according to DoorDash engineers Caixia Huang and Alex Weinstein. To address these limitations, they adopted a "multi-armed bandits" (MAB) approach to optimize their experiments.
By Sergio De Simone
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