The iconic Homo erectus fossil was welcomed home with a repatriation ceremony and a new museum exhibit in Jakarta.

Will Java Platform survive? Should end-users be enabled to design their own apps? Paul Patrick, chief architect of BEA, has some interesting views on these topics. A few weeks back at BEA World, I had ...

A six-month release cycle for the Java Platform gives Java developers something to look forward to at least twice a year. However, there's far more to get excited about for Java in 2023 than just two ...

The Java programming language emerged roughly 25 years ago, when Smalltalk and C++ dominated. Back then it was easy to argue that the world didn't need another object-oriented programming language.

Java was once touted as the "write once, run anywhere" language. In theory, a single Java program could run on any Java-supporting platform. That dream never quite came to perfection, though, and ...

To truly take advantage of modern Java, apps built for the ecosystem must be constantly maintained to maximize performance and minimize exposure to risks and security vulnerabilities. Applications are ...

Mac users have had it pretty good when compared to Windows users, at least on the adware and nuisanceware front. Even Oracle, who has bundled the Ask.com search toolbar with Java for Windows for years ...