Java was created over 25 years ago, and it is still one of the most popular programming languages. In this article, I will present an overview of how Java has grown to today's complex system and why ...

JDK 16 sources are due to arrive on the popular code-sharing site before the September 15 GA of JDK 15 The OpenJDK Community effort to move the source code of standard Java from Mercurial repos to Git ...

Oracle announced a language server tool for Java developers using Visual Studio Code to provide language-specific "smarts" in the super-popular, open source-based, cross-platform code editor. The new ...

Feature planning is underway for Java SE 9, the next major update to the language and platform used by millions of developers around the world. An initial set of Java Enhancement Proposals targeting ...

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In recent weeks, there has been news of various features once proposed for JDK 7 that no longer are slated for this release. Although it is not unusual to reduce the scope of a major software project ...

Oracle has released a set of proposed improvements for JDK 9, called Java Enhancement Proposals (JEPs), via a process that is meant to provide a way to stimulate discussion and development of new ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. To run Java apps, open JAR files or compile some source code into bytecode you’ll need to ...

Whether you want to begin coding in Java or just wish to run Java apps, you first need to learn how to install Java. In this post, we’ll see how to do that. Why do you need to install Java?

Oracle announced the general availability (GA) of JDK (Java Development Kit) 17 this week. It's the latest update of the reference implementation of the Java SE Platform under the company’s six-month ...