Java 18 incubates a vector API, previews pattern matching for switch expressions, adopts UTF-8 as the default character set, includes a simple web server, and more. Java Development Kit (JDK) 18 is ...

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Java Development Kit (JDK) 24 is now available as a production release. A short-term support release of standard Java, JDK 24 will receive only six months of Premier-level support from Oracle, ...

The FFM API makes accessing C libraries convenient but also presents challenges. Helper functions and best practices make it ...

Thirty years ago, Java 1.0 revolutionized software development. Every Java demo featured a simple "Hello World" dialog window with the only available option: Java's Abstract Window Toolkit, the first ...

As we begin another transformative year in technology, application programming interfaces (APIs) maintain a pivotal role in enterprise success. APIs already define the ways that companies interact ...

A look at some of the best database and RDBMS tools for Java software developers. Learn more about Java and database programming. We may earn from vendors via ...

You can't blame Mark Reinhold, chief architect of the Java Platform Group at Oracle, for showing a bit of frustration with Java developers who insist on calling methods that have been deprecated for ...

The current version, OpenJDK 25, was released in the fall of 2025, with many vendors offering Long-Term Support (LTS). Many companies use such releases as a stability anchor for migrations and ...