Java 25, an LTS (long-term support) version, is now at release candidate (RC) stage with general availability scheduled for September 16. The RC release is the first of two, with the second set for ...

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Microsoft announced the significant update to Windows, now known as Windows 11, succeeding Windows 10. Windows 11 features a new UI, floating taskbar design, widgets section, integrated Microsoft ...

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 ...

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is a software package developed by Oracle Corporation. It's designed to provide a runtime environment for applications written in Java programming language.

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 ...

For most people, you turn on your computer, and it starts the operating system. However, the reality is much more complex as [Thasso] discovered. Even modern x86 chips start in 16-bit real mode and ...

It gets trickier for users to choose between the “32-bit” and “64-bit” Architectures that Windows supports. In spite of the fact that 64-bit is much faster and capable of handling more RAM. Some ...

Valve has updated its near 17-year-old competitive first-person shooter Team Fortress 2 to finally add 64-bit support. The update, which some fans are calling the most significant from Valve itself in ...

Mojang Studios released snapshot 24W14a, which added a lot of technical and gameplay bug fixes to the game. In the list of technical changes, Mojang stated that the game will now require a 64-bit ...

The term x86-64v3 is once again a discussion point for Linux users, sparking curiosity and questions about its relevance to the platform. But what is it, why does it matter to Linux, and what is all ...