The most significant addition to the Java language since Sun Microsystems rewrote the collections API for Java 5 is the introduction of Java records. Java records address two significant pain points ...

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The developer behind plans for a 1,000-flat tower block has drawn up a new scheme to try to save the project. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get unlimited access to the ...

When the bombs hit in Iran, I thought of Jack Dorsey. In 2009, he and I were both part of a contingent of technology people sent by the US State Department to Baghdad, in the wake of another ...

Jack Dorsey's fintech company Block cut 40% of its workforce on Thursday. Dorsey said the company saw weeks' worth of engineering work done in a fraction of the time. The company still expects to hire ...

Block said Thursday it's laying off more than 4,000 employees, or about half of its head count. Shares of the payment company skyrocketed as much as 24% in extended trading. It was last seen up nearly ...

Congress took steps on Wednesday toward blocking changes to D.C.’s local tax code, even as District officials warned it could wreak havoc on tax season and smash a hole in the city’s budget. The House ...

Mojang Studios announced Tuesday it will eliminate code obfuscation in Minecraft: Java Edition, marking a significant shift in how the company distributes the game to its modding community. The change ...

Block CTO Dhanji Prasanna says code quality has little to do with a product's success. Dhanji Prasanna said engineers should focus on purpose, not perfect syntax or architecture. His comments come as ...

Block's chief technology officer, Dhanji Prasanna, says clean code doesn't make great products — solving real problems does.illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images In most engineering circles, clean, ...