Oracle is releasing a client Java runtime and toolkit for microcontrollers and resource-constrained devices, which the company hopes could help Java supplant C in embedded device development.

Having to learn Java as a programming language if you've never coded in your life might seem insurmountable for many, and Stanford University seems to agree, as it moves to JavaScript for its course.

Obviously, with the course only being a few weeks old, it’s too early to tell. But one thing is clear. Although Java thrives in the real world, it’s dying as an introductory programming language.

Lambda expressions are the biggest features integrated into Java 8. This functional programming paradigm was, until now, missing from Java. Its inclusion now will only help Java grow in the right ...

Two decades of large-scale investment in Java's developing language and platform is strikingly rare in the history of languages.

James Gosling explains his motivations for creating programming language Java. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer Sept. 29, 2020 at 7:06 a.m. PT ...