First, why is Java cross-platform? Let's dig into the history of the language first. Sun Microsystems, the inventor of Java, was a popular vendor in the computer workstation market in the 1990s. As ...

Since Java contains its own operating environment, it is known as a "platform" in contrast to programming languages such as C and C++ that, once compiled, run natively and communicate with the ...

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.

Payara and Azul announce a strategic partnership to power high-performance Java deployments and codeless migrations. The joint solution combines Payara Qube and Azul Platform Prime to increase Java ...

February 2nd, in snowy Stockholm, I found myself in an authentic Viking-themed restaurant, sitting at the table with Mark Reinhold, Java platform chief architect, and John Rose, Java VM architect, for ...

The Java platform now refers to an entire ecosystem of software development, delivery, and execution — one that’s comparable to, but independent from, any traditional desktop OS.

Java SE 9 comes with more than 150 new features, including the long awaited, much debated module system, as well as improvements designed, Oracle says, to bring more scalability, improved security, ...

While arguing about programming languages with someone they asserted that Java in Windows (or x86 Linux) will always suffer a significant performance penalty compared to a SPARC architecture ...