In this article, Ben Evans explores some features in Java 7 which lay the groundwork for the new features in Java 8.

This article looks at the new Java Sockets Direct Protocol (SDP) technology, recently introduced in the Java 7 SDK. SDP empowers the Ultra High Performance Computing community to use Java’s for ...

If businesses have failed to update the widely used but out-of-date Java 6 platform, they may be at heightened risk of cyberattack thanks to additions to commercial exploit kits.

The end is near for Java 7, a nearly 11-year-old release of standard Java. Oracle is set to discontinue extended support for the platform at the end of July 2022. With the cessation of official ...

Java EE 7 migration: Risk mitigation strategies Some enterprise Java shops are weighing the risks of a migration to Java EE 7 against the potential benefits, which are incremental and cloud focused.

Java 7 and the intricacies of safe and unsafe casting One of the problems with casting is that it does have the potential to cause a loss of precision, especially if the number that gets cast does ...

This tutorial is an introduction to socket programming in Java, starting with a simple client-server example demonstrating the basic features of Java I/O. You’ll be introduced to both the ...

You can check which Java version is on your Mac to see if you have the most up-to-date Java running, or you can check on the Java website.