Visual Studio Magazine

Oracle Offers Java Language Server Tool for VS Code

Oracle announced a language server tool for Java developers using Visual Studio Code to provide language-specific "smarts" in the super-popular, open source-based, cross-platform code editor. The new ...
InfoWorld

Java source code could switch to UTF-8 encoding

Source code for the Java Development Kit (JDK) would be redone in UTF-8 (Unicode Transformation Format) to facilitate better-defined encoding, under a plan afoot in the OpenJDK Java community. The ...
InfoQ

Simplifying Java Development: Introducing Multi-File Program Launching

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
VentureBeat

Google confirms next Android version will use Oracle's open-source OpenJDK for Java APIs

Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle's Java Development Kit (JDK). The news first ...
InfoWorld

Using groovyc To Compile Groovy Scripts

For most Groovy scripts I use, I simply run the script from its Groovy source code as-is and allow the compilation to take place implicitly. However, it can be helpful at times to use groovyc to ...
TheServerSide

What are the advantages of Java?

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. When the seminal Java whitepaper introduced the language in 1995, it listed seven key benefits ...