Oracle's 'reshape' deal with Microsoft just a certification deal
Oracle Database, WebLogic Server, and Java now certified for Windows Azure and Hyper-V
Oracle Database, WebLogic Server, and Java now certified for Windows Azure and Hyper-V
The new version of standard Java was due this September, but the need for more work on security issues and Project Lambda have pushed the release date back to the first quarter of 2014
Experts say the language should crib app isolation, locality, and automated parallelism from more modern sources
Indexes of programming languages say one thing, but GitHub's rankings tells a different story about JavaScript's popularity
Recent security problems aside, Java moves past C in Tiobe's language popularity index thanks to its ties to Android development
In an interview, the company's CEO and senior director of products discuss the mobile possibilities of their offering and defend Java's security
The February patch was offered today -- ahead of schedule -- and contains fixes for 50 vulnerabilities
Users and Oracle both need to do their part against a malware industrial complex that can quickly attack any security hole
Project leader Tim Fox left VMware for Red Hat and was told to hand over administrative rights associated with the technology; the companies are discussing a solution to the impasse
Tiobe and PyPL offer differing perspectives on which languages are the hottest, respectively basing their criteria on Web page totals and number of searches on a language
Industry observers aren't optimistic, despite chatter about the possibility in OpenJDK circles
In a wide-ranging study of software quality released Thursday, enterprise Java applications were found to have a greater incidence of performance issues, although this can likely be explained away by variations in developer experience and <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/t/java">Java</a> nuances, the producer of the study said.
Although slipping slightly in usage from a year ago, Java has still held steady as the most popular programming language in Tiobe Software's monthly index on which languages are holding the most traction with developers.
Oracle's open source plans for the JavaFX rich Internet application platform call for transparency and replacing any closed code with open code, an Oracle official said recently on a Java OpenJDK mailing list.
Despite the recent release of a major upgrade to the platform, Java is losing popularity based on the latest monthly assessment of programming languages by Tiobe Software.