A new standard--known as Java Data Objects (JDO)--promises to reduce the Java programming effort required to include corporate data in business applications.

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With the Extension Pack for Java, VS Code makes a highly capable Java IDE and formidable competitor to Eclipse, NetBeans, and IntelliJ IDEA.

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