Java has always been criticized for being too verbose. While that criticism is largely unfounded, language architects and community enthusiasts have always strived to make the language simpler and ...

Structura is a tool for Minecraft Bedrock Edition that allows you to create a hologram of an existing structure that you want to make in your world. Suppose you want to create a structure that already ...

After more than 16 years, Minecraft: Java Edition is finally moving away from the aging OpenGL graphics system and upgrading to Vulkan, a modern multi-threaded rendering API. The change, announced by ...

Chunker is a Java application which allows you to convert Java and Bedrock Minecraft worlds. It provides a simple interface for converting worlds and allows you to upgrade and downgrade worlds between ...

Looking ahead: The first official visual upgrade in Minecraft's 16-year history was released last June for Bedrock Edition players. However, the original Java version has a long road ahead of it ...

Get started with Java streams, including how to create streams from Java collections, the mechanics of a stream pipeline, examples of functional programming with Java streams, and more. You can think ...

The Shelf is the block added to Minecraft Java and Bedrock in the 1.21.110.20 update. Not only is it an excellent decorative tile that brings us closer to vertical slabs, but it also has a ton of ...

Need XP fast in survival? This tutorial shows you how to build the easiest mob XP farm in Minecraft 1.21+ — no spawner required! Works in both Java and Bedrock Edition, fully survival-friendly. What ...

Ian Sherr (he/him/his) grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, so he's always had a connection to the tech world. As an editor at large at CNET, he wrote about Apple, Microsoft, VR, video games and ...

Learn how to build the easiest spider spawner XP farm in Minecraft 1.21+. This design works in Java and Bedrock Edition, and is perfect for survival players who find a cave spider or regular spider ...