Sun Microsystems has recently indicated that it will leverage its stake in Java technology, and that it sees a future in software. Some question the company's relevance to Java, however, and ...

Oracle has said Java was its biggest reason for buying Sun, but the move may have had more to do with enterprise uses of Java than the mobile arena, according to some people close to the mobile ...

A new tool from Microsoft aimed at attracting Java developers to its .Net Web services plan will ultimately be avoided.

Gartner Group analyst says Microsoft's Visual J#.Net will likely have lasting appeal only to a small subset of mainstream Java developers.

I recently recently compared Java’s REPL scripting environment to Python’s. Many detractors felt that such an apples-to-apples comparison was unfair. The general consensus from the Python community ...

On the Java side of VS Code, Microsoft has introduced Syntax mode for standalone Java files and support for the newly released SonarLint extension for detecting code quality and security issues on ...

Oracle has been working to improve Java security, Smith said, though much of that work has not been publicized. He pointed to new security features, such as a slider on the Java control panel that ...

Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems probably won't immediately affect the world of mobile Java, some industry observers said, though over time the company might have an interest in ...