There was a time, back in the mid-1990s, when a little language called Oak was being developed by Sun. I recall bumping into it as I surfed the Web one day. It looked interesting, but I wondered why ...

An impending update to Java might sound like just an incremental release, based on its cumbersome naming: Java Platform Standard Edition 6 Update 10 (Java SE 6 u10). But the upgrade actually features ...

Oracle will release a new version of Java on Tuesday that will include 42 security fixes and will make changes to how Web-based Java content will be presented inside browsers. Thirty-nine of the ...

Web developers are plagued by the inconsistent browser rendering of HTML and JavaScript, yet most continue to use HTML forms to build GUI front-ends. In this article returning JavaWorld contributor Dr ...

Java’s code-signing requirements have proven to be a bust, security researchers say, and now even longtime developers are losing faith in the programming language. Why would a software company require ...

The current version, OpenJDK 25, was released in the fall of 2025, with many vendors offering Long-Term Support (LTS). Many companies use such releases as a stability anchor for migrations and ...

Java is a popular computing platform, but lately, Java is blamed for its security vulnerabilities. It is recommended by many to disable or completely uninstall Java. However, there are applications ...