When you use a REPL, you are writing code interactively and executing it without delay. The release of Java 9 in 2016 will deliver a fully functional REPL environment named JShell (code-named Kulla).

Code cloned from the Java Development Kit 9 repository would be featured in Project Kulla. Votes on the proposal are being taken on the mailing list until Sept. 10.

The desire is that user data persist whenever possible. As an author and educator, I'm excited about using JShell in my work. And for Java developers, JShell presents new possibilities in debugging ...

I recently recently compared Java’s REPL scripting environment to Python’s. Many detractors felt that such an apples-to-apples comparison was unfair. The general consensus from the Python community ...