Thanks to its versatility, Java is one of the most leading programming languages in the world. It's also one of the top choices for Android app development. Yet, it's one of the easiest languages to ...

Java got its start at the cusp of the internet revolution in the early 1990s. It was created by James Gosling and his colleagues at Sun Microsystems, who wanted to use a virtual machine and language ...

In the movie ''Philadelphia,'' Denzel Washington plays a lawyer who is fond of telling people, ''Now slow down and explain this to me like I'm a two year old.'' Of course, it's almost impossible to ...

Every programming language comes with a learning curve, but Java shares many similarities with C, C++ and JavaScript. Anyone with experience in any of those languages will pick up Java syntax quickly.

Jeff Friesen’s Beginning Java SE 6 Platform: From Novice to Professional is out now from Apress. In this article Jeff introduces you to his new book by presenting excerpts from its chapter on the Java ...

Integrating Java 5 throughout, this reference introduces Java programming fundamentals – including problem-solving, object-oriented programming, GUI programming, data structures, networking, ...

It's a tall order to expect anyone to sit through all of the keynotes at a conference like JavaOne. It's not that they're tedious or boring; it's just that there are a lot of them. So for those who ...