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IntelliJ IDEA’s power and wide range of functionality can make it somewhat resource-hungry. Depending on the project you’re working with, the IDE has been known to lag, which can naturally be frustrating. Perhaps the most common scenario in which developers are required to wait is when opening a …

Many teams are using GraphQL for their API needs, thanks to its powerful query language and flexibility. Unlike traditional REST APIs, GraphQL lets you fetch the data you need in a single request, making your applications more efficient and responsive. However, it can be daunting getting started …

Did you find all the Easter eggs hidden within our "Make it happen. With code." video? Read this blog post for the answers and background behind them.

While it may seem trivial, one of the first steps in creating  a maintainable, team-friendly codebase is reaching a consensus on code style and ensuring its strict enforcement. This includes code formatting (spaces, blank lines, parentheses, and brackets), naming (casings, prefixes, suffixes, e…

Build two video games in two different game engines: Unity and Godot using C# and JetBrains Rider.

We have just published the Azure Toolkit for Rider v4.0 preview, compatible with Rider 2024.1. This v4.0 version can be considered a rewrite of the current Azure Toolkit in Rider, and we want to gather your feedback. Some background... When we first released the Azure Toolkit for Rider, it w…

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Previously, we explored how to throw exceptions in Java to signal error conditions in our code. But throwing exceptions is only half the story. To build robust and reliable applications, we also need to know how to handle them effectively. In this post, we’ll explore how you can handle exceptions…

Exceptions in Java are used to indicate that an event occurred during the execution of a program and disrupted the normal flow of instructions. When an exception occurs, the Java runtime automatically stops the execution of the current method. It passes an exception object with information about the…

Polymorphism is the ability of an object to take on different forms. In programming, this means that a variable or a method can have different behaviors depending on the type of object it represents. While the term may sound intimidating to beginners, polymorphism is a powerful tool: it helps you re…

Inheritance is one of the fundamental attributes of object-oriented programming, in Java and other programming languages. It lets you create classes that are derived from another class (base class or superclass) and reuse, extend, or modify the behavior of the superclass. This principle allows you t…

A lot of teams are using Entity Framework or EF Core to work with their database. As an Object-Relational Mapper (ORM), it bridges objects in code to a relational database model, so that as a developer you don’t have to worry too much about the actual database. We all know: that’s not entirely tr…