The JDK is the development platform for building Java applications. Learn about different JDK versions, then install a JDK in your development environment and use it to compile a Java program. The ...

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Microsoft has announced general availability (GA) of the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK, the open-source version of the Java development kit (JDK). The release follows the April preview of the Microsoft ...

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Java’s enduring popularity among enterprises is not just a matter of tradition. Three decades after its debut, the language powers some of the highest-stakes systems in banking, healthcare, and ...

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As thousands of programmers converge on San Francisco to attend Sun Microsystems' JavaOne conference, Microsoft is working in parallel to convince some of the flock to switch banners. That job falls ...

Back in the early days of Java, developers created applications using nothing more than notepad and the DOS command prompt. Thanks to the advent of IDEs, those days are gone forever. Short for ...

Java Store, billed as giving developers an easy way to reach millions of computer users who run Java on their desktops, will open by year end Sun Microsystems has opened up a test version of its Java ...