I've recently had my Mac scanned for a corporate compliance test and the older Java 8 JDK has come up as a failure point. Even though I had newer JDKs installed, it meant that I had to go in and uninstall the one that was making me fail this test. There i... (more…)

In recognition of Java’s 25th birthday, Jeremy brings you a special episode taking you through the ups and downs of Java’s important history. (more…)

We all know that blissful feeling at the start of a greenfield project. Every decision has been left up to you, and the possibilities seem endless. As you think about how to get started, one question you will probably ask yourself is which programming lan... (more…)

The Loom project has been under work for several years now. Preview versions are available, that give an idea of what it will bring to the Java platform. We ... (more…)

GraalVM has released major version 21.0 with a new component, Java on Truffle, that provides a JVM implementation written in Java. GraalVM is itself a polyglot virtual machine that provides a shared runtime to execute applications in multiple languages. J... (more…)