Kotlin is a modern alternative to Java that supports functional programming in the JVM. Here's a first look at programming with Kotlin using some of the concepts and syntax you already know from Java.

JEP 458, Launch Multi-File Source-Code Programs, has been Closed/Delivered for JDK 22. This JEP proposes to enhance the Java Launcher to execute an application supplied as one or more files of Java ...

Oracle has released the Oracle Java Platform extension for Visual Studio Code, bringing full-featured Java development for Maven and Gradle projects to Microsoft’s popular code editor. Available in ...

Java developers have spent decades working with a basic assumption about objects: every object has its own identity. Now, OpenJDK developers are preparing to loosen that rule with JDK 28.

If you haven't seen the latest Java developer productivity report from Perforce, you should check it out. Written by Perforce CTO Rod Cope and developer tools exec Jeff Michael, the "2025 Java ...

Next year, 2025, will mark the 30th anniversary since Java was released by James Gosling. Thirty years is quite an age for code, and many companies wonder how Java can still be actively used for ...

New release delivers 10 JDK Enhancement Proposals that strengthen Java's AI and cryptography capabilities, simplify the language, and boost developer productivity JavaFX and Helidon commercial support ...

Oracle has announced the release of Java 23, which contains a number of new language and library features, mostly in preview stages. According to Chad Arimura, VP of developer relations at Oracle, the ...

When Oracle bought Sun Microsystems in April 2009 for $7.4 billion, Oracle’s Larry Ellison said Java was “the single most important software asset we have ever acquired.” Two months later, appearing ...