And Java Integrated Development Environment (IDE) vendors are taking some big steps to help developers accomplish this. IBM and Borland have changed the rules of the game by providing a life-cycle ...

A typical Java development team uses a range of software life-cycle tools for source control (stores the latest version of the code and manages changes), builds (compiles and tests code and ...

A typical Java development team uses a range of software life-cycle tools for source control (stores the latest version of the code and manages changes), builds (compiles and tests code and ...

Any feature that runs behind schedule simply gets pushed to the next release. Given the general apprehensive feelings about the more ambitious Java release cycle, it's understandable why the stewards ...

At the time, Oracle broke out of its scheduled 4-month Java patching cycle in order to patch a vulnerability that was being actively exploited by hackers. Four of the five vulnerabilities ...

We should seek input from the broad Java community before making a decision that will affect everyone. From my point of view as an engineer, moving to a two-year LTS cycle is broadly positive.

This pace is a significant change from Java’s previous cycle of one large release every two to three years. With its faster release cadence, Java is poised to provide developers with innovations ...