Many Java developers today use scripting languages for most of their work on the Java platform, only relying on the Java libraries for features not supported by their scripting language of choice.

The Java Platform burden. But as we all know, with the acquisition of Sun, Oracle became the stewards of the Java Platform. At the time, Oracle brass played to the Java community well by talking up ...

RIM has confirmed that its upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will be able to run third-party Android applications and BlackBerry Java applications. The move will open up the PlayBook to a ...

DotCloud is a new Y Combinator-funded company launching today that's similar to these, but with a key difference: instead of focusing on one or two popular development stacks, it wants to give ...

A group of 10 Java companies forms to lobby for greater awareness of tools in Java standards. Notably absent are Java tools heavyweights IBM and Borland.

Oracle today announced the availability of Java 23, the latest version of the world's number one programming language and development platform. Java 23 (Oracle JDK 23) delivers thousands of ...

Sun's open source Java move gets mixed reviews Two years later, availability is up, but Sun remains in charge of its future ...