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JVM architect John Rose has proposed the creation of a new OpenJDK Project to be titled “Project Metropolis”, an incubator for experimenting with advanced JVM implementation techniques. The next step will be a call for votes.

Women are underrepresented in the tech sector —myth or reality? In addition to the Women in Tech survey, we also launched a diversity series aimed at bringing the most inspirational and powerful women in the tech scene to your attention. Today, we’d like you to meet Michelle Glauser, Founder & CEO at Techtonica.

Let’s go on a treasure hunt! In our Pirates of the JVM infographic, you’ll discover the finest jewels (a.k.a. programming languages) of the Java platform. Come and see for yourself!

Energy efficient isn’t just a hardware problem. Your programming language choices can have serious effects on the efficiency of your energy consumption. We dive deep into what makes a programming language energy efficient.

Eclipse XACC is an open-source hybrid programming model and reference implementation called the eXtreme-scale ACCelerator programming framework, or XACC for short. In this article, Alex McCaskey et al. introduce quantum computing and how we can develop a smart high-level software infrastructure to go with this leap forward in computing hardware.

Choosing a favorite font to code in is a highly personal preference. But is there a font that is the best for coding? We look at the pros and cons of the top five coding fonts. (Spoiler: it’s not Papyrus.)

How do you start testing your apps? In this first installation in a series of four articles, JAX London speaker Gil Tayar introduces frontend testing for beginners, starting from what it is and why testing code is not optional.

Today’s conventional wisdom says that in the digital age every company is a software company. But are they really? In this article, Richard Gall explains how finance professionals can adopt a DevOps culture.

Eclipse Picasso is a free open-source DNN visualization tool that gives you partial occlusion and saliency maps with minimal fuss. In this article, Ryan Henderson explains some of the problems that arise with machine learning and how you can avoid them with Eclipse Picasso.

Today’s your last chance to vote for this year’s JAX Innovation Awards. Who do you think had the best contribution to the Java ecosystem this year or the most innovative DevOps solution? Hurry up and make your choice, the polls close soon!

In the fourth and final part on this series about the future of blockchain, Jill Richard explores the new frontier of a transformed mobility ecosystem. This new frontier that could accelerate the development of autonomous driving technology, is predicated with a firehose of data.

Women are underrepresented in the tech sector —myth or reality? In addition to the Women in Tech survey, we also launched a diversity series aimed at bringing the most inspirational and powerful women in the tech scene to your attention. Today, we’d like you to meet Barbara Mellish, Director of the Centre for Citizenship Enterprise and Governance.

Docker changed the way applications are deployed, as well as the workflow for log management. In this article, Stefan Thies reveals the top 10 Docker logging gotchas every Docker user should know.

How do you incorporate machine learning into your development cycle? JAX London speaker Rob Hinds explains how you can adapt your process to include machine learning while still staying true to agile and lean principles.