At JavaOne, Oracle announced a big initiative to revitalize Java on the desktop, the Web, and mobile devices. Can it follow through? Java has long been a hit with enterprise developers, with Java EE ...

The benefits of using Java alternatives such as Azul might include cost optimisation, higher performance and vulnerability management. Java is one of the world’s most popular programming languages.

For a language that turned 30 last year, Java has a stubborn habit of refusing the obituary. At JavaOne 2026, Oracle’s message was not that Java needs reinvention so much as repositioning. The ...