Java has long been a powerhouse programming language thanks to its portability, robustness and extensive ecosystem. However, one major challenge for Java developers is interoperation with native code.

Microsoft's Antonio Goncalves put the advanced GitHub Copilot Chat AI tool to work in a coding challenge, and he was impressed with the results. The One Billion Row Challenge (1BRC) is a Java ...

Project Babylon would extend the reach of Java to foreign programming models such as machine learning models, GPUs, SQL, and differential programming.