Opinion: As Java enters its second decade, Sun is facing a future that includes less control over what happens with the technology. But given Sun's vision of the future, does it really matter?

Project Leyden has had an unusual history for an OpenJDK project. Java Language Architect Mark Reinhold proposed it in April 2020 followed by OpenJDK having approved it as a project in June 2020.

Project Harmony aims to create version of Java desktop software with an open-source license--something Sun has resisted in the past. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

A new project from Oracle seeks to solve the nagging problem of slow Java startup times and other performance-related issues. Dubbed Project Leyden, the effort will address these pain points by ...