The GitLab Web IDE is hardly new considering that it was introduced with the beta version in GitLab 10.4. Nonetheless, it was only a couple of days ago that Dimitrie Hoekstra, UX Designer at GitLab, shared some insights into the thought process behind the creation of the Web IDE. Here, we have a closer look at the IDE and the most interesting facts behind its creation.

Instead of asking developers to learn a new IDE or build tool, is it possible to ship tools that integrate with a preexisting workflow? Scala’s new Build Server Protocol suggests that it is indeed possible.

Most programmers form very strong opinions on their choice of tools which is why the IDE discussion can easily turn into a minefield. Let’s steer away from trouble and focus on the options instead. This issue is *all* about IDEs!

Jenkins requires Java 8 as there are some known compatibility issues with higher Java versions. However, the time has come to do some serious Java 10 investigation and have some fun while at it! Why not participate in the Jenkins & Java 10 online hackathon?

Our regular programming pub quiz series continues this week with Sauce Labs. Do you know everything there is to know about this continuous testing cloud provider?

Every Monday we take a step back and take a look at all the cool stuff that went down during the previous week. Last week was packed with news about OpenJFX 11 and JDK 11, we had a look at Kotlin 1.2.50 and Angular v6.1.0 beta.1, and more!

Joining companies such as eBay and Google, Twitter now uses TensorFlow as its machine learning framework. TensorFlow continues to be a fan favorite in the framework wars and it’s no wonder why more and more companies are adopting the technology.

Open source has a lot of benefits, no one can argue that. However, it is also uniquely positioned to face the threats of today’s security concerns. We talked with Yossi Weinberg, software developer at WhiteSource about how WhiteSource is making sure users’ projects are secure, why open source management is essential and the impact Microsoft’s acquisition of GitHub will have on the open source community.

What’s going on with JDK 11? Time to take a look and check in on its progress, including a sneak peek at the latest JEP proposal.

The six-month Java release cycle has gained a lot of critics and caused some controversy. Will it affect the popularity of Java though? We look at some surveys to see if Java’s popularity has changed.

Time to check in on IntelliJ IDEA 2018! The IntelliJ IDEA 2018.1.5 is now available! This update is something of a bug fix and targets a number of unpleasant regressions. We take a look at what else this update has in store for developers.

Starting with JDK 11, JavaFX will be available as a separate module but the good news is that both OpenJFX 11 and JDK 11 will be released in September; in theory, one week apart. Let’s have a look at the proposed milestone dates for OpenJFX 11.

Elasticsearch version 6.3.0 is out now and has some new updates that are worth downloading. Take a look through the release notes and see what’s fresh and up to date.

An in-memory computing platform with continuous learning capabilities enables a range of real-time decision making use cases. What might some of these cases be and how will they affect the future of machine learning and deep learning?