Okay, pull up a chair. Let me tell you about this “AI-generated code” thing you keep hearing about. I’ve been kicking around the games industry since sprites were chunky and loading screens involved cassette tapes (okay, maybe not that long, but long enough to see a few ‘revolutions’). Every few years, something comes along promising … Read more
AI code generation is transforming game development by enabling beginners to create playable HTML5 games with minimal coding experience. By leveraging tools like ChatGPT-4o, Claude, and specialized AI code generators, newcomers can quickly prototype games while learning fundamental programming concepts through iterative refinement. This guide walks through practical steps to create increasingly complex games using … Read more
Hey fellow game devs! Let’s dive into one of the hottest topics in our industry right now: AI-generated game code. As someone who’s passionate about both games and technology, I’m excited to explore what this means for us developers. We’ll look at everything from the awesome benefits to the tricky challenges, and I promise to … Read more
Okay, here’s how you can install Java 21 (specifically the JDK – Java Development Kit) on Windows. The JDK includes everything you need to run Java applications (the JRE) plus the tools needed to compile and develop them.1 As of April 2, 2025, Java 21 is the latest Long-Term Support (LTS) version, making it a … Read more
Okay, let’s walk through setting up and running a Jakarta Batch (formerly Java Batch, JSR 352) job on the Open Liberty application server. 1. Prerequisites: 2. Server Configuration (server.xml): You need to enable the batch feature and configure persistence for job repository data (status, history, etc.). Example server.xml Snippets: (Remember to replace the dataSource config … Read more
One of the best way to link together different parts of your application environment is to use asynchronous messaging. And the standard way to do this with Java is JMS. And one of the most popular tools for developing JMS messaging applications is ActiveMQ. Here we will discuss JMS messaging with and provide some ActiveMQ … Read more
