A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect.

For Java-based programs such as Maven, Jenkins, Gradle or Tomcat to run, they need to know that Java's JDK is installed. That's the purpose of the JAVA_HOME environment variable. It tells programs ...

Does it feel like Android Studio packages and builds your apps, with very little input from you? Behind the scenes, Android Studio uses the Gradle automated build toolkit, and although it’s possible ...