In this article, you’ll learn about basic language features and library types. In my next article, we’ll discuss Java’s more advanced exception handling capabilities.

BEA touts 'Visual Basic for Java' BEA is testing a new strategy by taking a page from Microsoft--pushing its new Java-based programming tool, WebLogic Workshop, as a must-have for developers.

While plenty of Java development tools exist, they tend to be more difficult to use for less skilled programmers. That's where Microsoft has made huge inroads with Visual Basic, Visual C++ and ...