Oracle ORCL recently announced the release of Java 20, the latest version of the world’s number-one development platform and programming language. Java 20, also known as Oracle JDK 20, includes seven ...

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Software developers are breathing a sigh of relief. If the court had sided with Oracle, then the ruling may have opened the door for lawsuits targeting API use across the tech sector. For over a ...

The vast majority of developers who use a JVM (Java Virtual Machine) language still use Java, but a sizable chunk of the population is shifting to Kotlin, a JVM-compatible language developed by ...

On Monday, the jury will hear the closing arguments in the latest trial in Oracle v. Google — the $9 billion lawsuit that has the whole tech industry on edge. Oracle alleges that Google violated its ...

In a vast San Francisco conference room, children quietly sit at workstations, awaiting instructions. When it comes time to open the boxes each one has sitting in front of them, they do so eagerly.

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 release ...

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BOSTON (Reuters) - James Gosling, creator of the Java computer language and one of the most prominent employees in Oracle Corp's newly acquired Sun Microsystems, has resigned from Oracle. Gosling, who ...