From Java and ActiveX to Flash, Houdini, and Direct3D, these 1996 releases shaped how we build apps, sites, and games today.

This week's Java roundup for January 26th, 2026, features news highlighting: an update on milestone and GA release schedule ...

Java 26, due in March with structured concurrency, lazy constants, AOT object caching, and primitive types in patterns, instanceof, and switch, has entered a second rampdown phase for bug fixes. Java ...

There are quite a few mods available in Minecraft, and they are usually restricted to the Java Edition. While behavior pack add-ons can change the way Bedrock Edition runs, mods can do so much more.