Official specifications for upcoming releases of Java have been approved by an executive committee of the JCP (Java Committee Process), although the votes were not unanimous. JSR (Java Specification ...

There have been several big news stories related to Java development this month. Several of these stories are sure to have long-term impact on Java developers. These stories include more definitive ...

In what is the first major update to the programming language in more than five years, Oracle has shipped Java Platform Standard Edition 7 (Java SE 7), the company announced Thursday. This is the ...

Java SE 7 has started coming into focus in the past year, even up to recent announcements about Sun's intention to modularize the JDK. Java 7 maven Alex Miller looks back on the developments of 2008 ...

Consumers will soon be able to download the JRE for Mac OS X from Java.com, just as they do for all other operating systems, and Oracle will provide auto-updates for Mac OS X at the same time as for ...

Oracle today announced its plans for advancing the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) and JavaFX with an update on the Java SE and JavaFX roadmap. Beginning with the Java SE 7 Update 6, ...

Last year Apple handed off responsibility for Java to Oracle so Mac OS X would not be 'behind' anymore. Oracle just released Java 7 and it only exists for Linux, Windows and Solaris. The version of ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. is refashioning customer support options for Java Platform, Standard Edition (SE), extending support to 15 years under one paid plan and reducing it from six years to three years ...

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