Generative AI helped Python gain an even stronger foothold as the most popular programming language.

The new release of the JetBrains IDE brings pre-release support for Java 25 and Maven 4, while the AI tools AI Assistant and Junie receive new functions.

This latest version of Java, due to arrive as a production release on September 16, has 18 features. JDK 25 comes on the heels of JDK 24, a six-month-support release that arrived March 18.