Java is not a dynamic language; to simulate a dynamic language’s features in Java, you must add a certain amount of “glue” to each class method that may be modified by appending behaviors to ...

Java faces encroachment from dynamic languages such as Ruby in the Web application tier, but Java can be improved, and Java virtual machine functionality can be extended to dynamic languages, said ...

The 30th anniversary of Java, being celebrated this year, offers a perfect opportunity to reflect on the remarkable changes the ecosystem has undergone.

Tate suggested opening up the JVM to dynamic languages such as Ruby. “We can run dynamic languages that are more productive” by doing this, he said. Enterprise Java, Tate said, is in good shape.