The latest State of Java report from Azul Systems shows that the 30-year-old programming language has moved with the times and is being used for advanced applications like adding artificial ...

Java runtime maker Azul Systems this week released a new version of its build of the OpenJDK known as Zulu. The free and open source Zulu 8.0 is compatible and compliant with the recently launched ...

Red Hat has assumed stewardship from Oracle over OpenJDK 8 and OpenJDK 11, which strengthens Red Hat's support for the Java community -- particularly enterprise Java developers. OpenJDK 8 and OpenJDK ...

Oracle has announced plans for advancing the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) with a roadmap for Mac OS X releases and an update on Java SE 8. Oracle is releasing technology previews of both ...

One proposal would restrict Java APIs to maintain the strong encapsulation that assures the integrity of code and data, while a second would introduce a Key Encapsulation Mechanism API. Code and data ...

As it switches to a paid support model for Java, Oracle may leave a considerable amount of money on the table for competitors to swoop in and grab. Although many customers will continue to choose to ...

With developers ready to move from building Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 to JDK 9, Oracle’s chief Java executive proposes to restrict merges between the two code lines. In an email posted to an ...