Java defies the hype cycle, thriving at 30 with unmatched enterprise trust, modern AI integration, and a vibrant, global ...

The current Java.net poll is showing some interesting early results. With the number of responses approaching 100 so far, the poll question How much of your JVM-based programming is in languages ...

Adding scripting language support to the Java platform will extend its influence and life in ways that nobody can foresee today.” Not all developers were big on the scripting support.

And what Java has done is said, ‘hmm, okay, let’s take some of those ideas and bring those into the language,’” said Ritter.

Java, the most popular language, has an index rating of 15 percent, while C has a rating of 13.3 percent. SEE: Six in-demand programming languages: Getting started (free PDF) ...

Recently, a discussion popped up about why Java used int for array sizes (in the context of someone wishing for String s that had more than Integer.MAX_VALUE characters). Someone referred to it being ...

After 20 years at the top of the programming-language tree, Java looks set to be overtaken by Python. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer Oct. 5, 2020, 5:12 a.m. PT ...

Python has surpassed Java as the top language used to introduce U.S. students to programming and computer science, according to a recent survey posted by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).