Java is a popular programming language that every programmer should learn. This article explains much of what you need to know.

What is Java? Java is an object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems in the 1990s (later purchased by Oracle).

This tutorial demonstrates the power of lambda expressions by contrasting implementations of a mathematical example using C++, Java without lambdas, and Java 8 with lambda expressions.

Welcome back to this two-part tutorial introducing functional programming in a Java context. In Functional programming for Java developers, Part 1, I used JavaScript examples to get you started ...

Twenty-year-old Java, despite being long in the tooth, is still the most popular programming language for developing enterprise applications. The TIOBE index, which is one measure of the popularity of ...

Java has stood the test of time in its over 25 years as the world's best programming language. Here's why developers still choose to code in it.

Oracle has announced general availability of Java Development Kit (JDK) 14, its reference implementation of the Java 14 programming language spec. Rolling out in line with Oracle's six-monthly ...

On May 23, 1995, a seemingly modest programming language called Java was released by Sun Microsystems. At the time, it introduced the catchy promise of "write once, run anywhere" - a proposition ...

According to The PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language Index, in February 2022, Java was the second most popular language in the world, and its use has grown by 1.2% compared to February 2021.