Project Harmony aims to create version of Java desktop software with an open-source license--something Sun has resisted in the past.

Java is a programming language that allows developers to write once and deploy everywhere -– from high-end gaming desktops to smartphones. Its OS-agnostic and widespread nature is one of its ...

Open source licenses Each of the Java projects covered in this series is subject to an open source license, which you should understand before integrating the project with your own projects.

Oracle has released version 20 of the Java programming language and virtual machine with a final feature set that includes seven (7) JEPs. This release features JEPs that provide continued ...

An academic paper [PDF] published in 2018 identified a code snippet Lundblad posted on the site as the most copied Java code taken from StackOverflow and then re-used in open source projects.

The most important of these new security improvements is the expansion of the Security Alerts feature, which now also supports Java and .NET projects, on top of the original JavaScript, Ruby, and ...

When developers use Maven in Java projects, task automation becomes easier, testing becomes integrated into the build process and the standardized project structure and development conventions make it ...

Get clued in to lesser known open source Java projects that can save you time and money -- starting this month with Bernhard Pauler's balloontip project for Swing GUI development.