The Java programming language emerged roughly 25 years ago, when Smalltalk and C++ dominated. Back then it was easy to argue that the world didn't need another object-oriented programming language.

James Gosling, the father of Java, one of the world's most widely used programming languages, has talked with research scientist Lex Fridman about Java's origins and his motivations for creating a ...

It was never the sexiest language, but for decades Java has been a mainstay of modern technology, and it's going to be with us for years to come.

Java has been a programming stalwart since its inception in 1995, and remains one of the most popular languages for web applications and big data processing, however, Kotlin, a relatively new kid ...

Java recently celebrated its 30 year anniversary. Despite its age, the language is still going strong and maintains its relevance.

Getty Images/iStockphoto. The November edition of TIOBE’s top programming languages list holds a surprise: For the first time in its 20-year history, C and Java don’t occupy the top two spots ...

Java still going strong. Java continues to rank among the top three programming languages in the most prominent language popularity indexes—Tiobe, RedMonk, and PyPL.Java had enjoyed a five-year ...

Java, the programming language, isn’t even 30 years old yet, but the history of the word goes back several centuries, to a time when coffee trees were plentiful in Indonesia and people were ...