As the Sun vs. Microsoft battle over Java drags on, Windows developers wonder if it's time to write off J++ and adopt Microsoft's 'Java killer,' C#.

Java's decline in popularity is mainly caused by Oracle's decision to introduce a paid license model after Java 8." Microsoft, however, even though it was widely known as a proprietary, closed-off ...

Java inventor James Gosling says he isn't losing much sleep over Microsoft these days, despite the software giant's effort to stem Java's popularity with its own Java-like language.

The regular monthly update to Java on Visual Studio Code adds support for the latest edition of the language, Java 18. Microsoft's Java on Visual Studio Code dev team maintains extensions, including ...

Visual J# .Net consists of a Java language compiler, JDK-level 1.1.4 class libraries, and a tool to upgrade compiled Java byte code to Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL), which is useful for ...

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced the availability of the first beta version of a new tool that will migrate Java code into C#, Microsoft's proprietary Java-like programming language.

Microsoft on Tuesday introduced an application that simplifies the process of converting code written with Sun Microsystems-backed Java programming language into code that can be used by Microsoft ...

Microsoft executives predict that 12 percent to 15 percent of all Java developers will use Visual J#.Net within a year. "If you write apps using the Java language irrespective of any platform, we ...

Microsoft has released another update of its Java on Visual Studio Code, the package of extensions used by Redmond's lightweight source code editor to support Java coding, testing and debugging. The ...