There are dozens of Java build tools available, but only a few of them truly dominate. When it's time to choose one, the key runners in the race are Maven, Ant and Gradle. All three are effective in ...

We know that live patching has real benefits because it significantly reduces the downtime associated with frequent patching. But live patching is relatively difficult to achieve without causing other ...

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If you're a Java developer, you know that there are several options available for building, compiling and packaging your code. Most IDEs will build code for you. You can also compile code on the ...