Sun Microsystems unveiled the next generation of the core implementation of its Java platform this week. The Java Platform Standard Edition 6, available now to developers on the Sun Developer Network, ...

Upstart JBoss Group will on Monday debut a new release of its popular open-source application server software amid a growing dispute with Sun Microsystems over Java standard compliance. Martin ...

Oracle's debut of Java Standard Edition 7 in July was a significant event on several fronts. The release was the first major update to the development platform in nearly five years. It also marked the ...

Following a number of reports of new zero-day vulnerabilities in the Java browser plug-in, Oracle has today released an emergency update to Java 7 as Apple updates Java SE 6 to version 1.6.0_43. Today ...

Java Platform, Standard Edition (SE) will be upgraded in separate releases in 2011 and 2012, with the platform getting capabilities for developer productivity, modularity, and dynamic languages. The ...

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I mostly use Groovy for scripting and many of my scripting needs require the ability to navigate directory structures. In writing such scripts, it is helpful to know which properties are available out ...