"If it works, don't touch it" is a well-known meme in the programming community. I'm glad that it's just that. A meme. Bad code didn't make me a worse developer. It made me faster, because I learned ...

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Creating apps without coding knowledge might seem daunting, but Kevin Stratvert’s guide on Claude Code demonstrates how accessible it can be. Claude Code uses natural language processing to turn plain ...

Project Valhalla’s value classes are heading to JDK 28, a 197,000-line change that rewrites how Java handles object identity. Oracle software engineer Lois Foltan has confirmed that Java Enhancement ...

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Dr. Son Nguyen is the cofounder & CEO of Neurond AI, a company providing world-class artificial intelligence and data science services. In my dual roles leading both an AI-specialized firm and a ...