Why does Java's standard class library contain empty interfaces like Cloneable and Serializable? Find out why in this sixth installment in the "Object-oriented language basics" series.

Project Amber has brought a number of new features to Java in recent years. While each of these features is self-contained, they are also designed to work together, enabling data-oriented programming.

More importantly, Reinhold, announced Oracle’s decision to improve Java’s security by changing the way Java handles object serialization.

The language is object-oriented and is designed to be similar enough to C to be easy for C, C++, Java, and JavaScript developers to quickly learn and use.