In the package directive’s absence, those classes and interfaces belong to the unnamed package (the directory the JVM regards as the current directory—the directory where a Java program begins ...

The compiler first searches the Java platform packages (in rt.jar and other JAR files), which contain Java’s standard class library types (such as java.lang ‘s System class).

Java has been a top-ranked programming language for years, thanks in part to an enormous set of libraries—both bundled with the software and available free in open source repositories—that ...

The launch of Chainguard Libraries accelerates the company’s mission to build a safe source for open source. The service provides a single, standardized endpoint for developers to consume ...

If the resulting code is as good as the web site, Java developers are in for a real treat. On the Microsoft side, we find an preview release of the Microsoft SDK for Open XML Formats.

Google has released a set of Python and Java libraries that help developers who use Google App Engine integrate text messaging and voice communications into their apps. Google App Engine is Google ...