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.

The Kotlin/Native compiler, currently in development, generates platform-native binaries from Kotlin code and is interoperable with C functions Kotlin, the JVM-based language from IDE maker JetBrains, ...

The development landscape is ripe with new languages and improvements on existing ones. Mozilla’s Rust, Apple’s Swift, Kotlin from JetBrains, and the experimental Python variant Mojo (and many others) ...

A much more performant TypeScript is now available in the new Visual Studio 2026 Insiders build, capitalizing on speed gains achieved by porting the language compiler to the native Go language. The ...