Java, the programming language used by millions of developers, is now even better. The launch of Java 8 on March 25 represents the most significant update to the Java programming model ever, and ...

Oracle has shipped Java 9 and Java EE 8, including support for modularity in Java 9 and a host of other features in both specifications to simplify development.

You can check which Java version is on your Mac to see if you have the most up-to-date Java running, or you can check on the Java website.

Created by a small team of engineers at tech giant Sun Microsystems, Java was one software architecture to rule them all, something that would let developers weave all of our devices---from ...