In the world of IDE-based development, programmers can easily become detached from JDK and the underlying technology that makes their applications work. Here is a list of the five most useful Java ...

The command-line interface (CLI) is the inner world of software development. From the shell, we have direct access to all the operating system’s capabilities, and with that comes the power to compose ...

Originally released in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 1.16.100.52 beta, the /ride command is finally coming to Java Edition in update 1.19.4. But what does this command do, and how do players use it? The ...

First, players must understand how the tick command actually works. Tick is the basic unit of time in Minecraft. Every tick is around 0.05 seconds in real life. Hence, each second has 20 ticks in it.

One of our biggest challenges as software developers is organizing our code so that it is easier to extend and maintain. The Command pattern helps us do that by encapsulating all the data required to ...

Java has not become as pervasive as the original hype suggested, but it is a popular language, used a lot for in-house and server-side development and other applications. Java has less mind-share in ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

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 ...