Image: Shutterstock Oracle has announced the availability of Java 19 and Oracle JDK 19 for developers, the latest versions of what is arguably the world's most popular programming language. JDK ...

The vector API also will be used often in AI inference and compute scenarios. JDK 24 can be downloaded here. Plans call for JDK 24 to be followed in September by the next LTS release, JDK 25.

Fast forward to today -- Java is a mainstay of enterprise application development. Let's look at the history of Java and how it became a go-to programming language for developers everywhere. Humble ...