Latest release of the JVM language also features hundreds of new and improved extension methods including 10x faster arrays.

Still, this news will probably only increase the antsiness of OS X developers who have to do without the (official) new Java 6 JDK, so hopefully Apple will get on the stick and release something soon.

Oracle has made Java 16 generally available to developers. The new version of the Java Development Kit (JDK) includes 17 new features that will enhance developer productivity.

Microsoft's implementation of OpenJDK is now ready for developers who want to use Java on the Azure cloud.

Next year's standard Java release could now include opt-in support for HTTP/3, in addition to a host of features to be ...

The growth has put Kotlin in second place, albeit well behind Java, but now ahead of Clojure and Scala. Oracle JDK – Java Development Kit – is also losing share to OpenJDK alternatives.

The Developer Preview of the Java SE Development Kit version 7 (JDK 7) is now available for download, Oracle announced Wednesday.

Java Standard Edition 8 (Java SE 8) isn't due until March, but Oracle has just released a preview build for testing by developers. The Developer Preview for JDK (Java Development Kit) 8, known as ...

Java uses a runtime platform and software development environment known as the Java Development Kit (JDK) for developing and running applications.

The importance of Java test frameworks in modern, Agile software development simply can't be understated. Of course, software developers tend to like writing code more than they like writing tests, ...