Sun is making its own version of Java open-source software, but its Java Compatibility Kit remains closed.

Oracle doesn't plan to make the key Java compatibility test suite available under licensing terms that are appropriate for Apache's Harmony project. IBM has responded by shifting its focus away ...

With developers ready to move from building Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 to JDK 9, Oracle’s chief Java executive proposes to restrict merges between the two code lines. In an email posted to an ...

Sun Microsystems on Thursday is announcing availability of OpenJDK Community Technology Compatibility Kit License, providing access to compatibility tests for open-source Java implementations. The ...

Sun Microsystems and Microsoft have settled their long-running lawsuit over Microsoft's use of Sun's Java software.Under the settlement, Microsoft (msft) will pay Sun (sunw) $20 million and is ...

Java has a rich "ecosystem" of products and vendors but its use for front-end design has been stymied by compatibility and performance problems, said Richard Monson-Haefel, an analyst at the ...

The computing giant announces a $3 million scholarship program to help software developers build open-source implementations of Java standards.

This week's Java roundup for January 1st, 2024, features news highlighting: Spring Shell, Micronaut, JReleaser, JobRunr, Sharat Chander acknowledging the 2023 accomplishments from the Java ...

The Java verification program takes two-pronged approach through developer, Enterprise.

No doubt, Java is one of the most popular programming languages used to create web applications and platforms. However, it is not necessarily the best fit for the new cloud-native development ...

The assumption that all programmers are open-source advocates falls flat at Sun's "Big Question" debate. In fact, they're pretty well split on the subject. By Michelle Delio.

The current version of Quarkus, the Kubernetes-native Java framework Red Hat released last year, is now compatible with the latest version of the Eclipse MicroProfile.