Update: The Java creator seeks to gain ground on rivals with the Sun ONE Web Services Platform, a bundle of new tools and a plan to simplify Java programming.

The company details a number of enhancements to its existing Java programming tools and discloses the name of its forthcoming tool, formerly called Project Rave.

Java deployment tools can help developers ease the delivery process on their applications. Here are some of the most popular tools and frameworks to consider for your next project.

Tying programmers closer to development tools can help generate follow-on sales of Java application servers, portals, integration software and databases to run the Java applications.

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New Java Programming Tools Employs Human-centered Design Techniques Date: June 25, 2009 Source: Carnegie Mellon University Summary: Researchers have developed two new tools to help computer ...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science have developed two new tools to help computer programmers select from among thousands of options within the application ...

The characteristics that distinguish these products have shifted somewhat during the last five years. While the breadth of features for Java development separated the tools in the past, the ...

Groovy, on the other hand, is new. It prompted me to look at Python-like scripting languages that run in a Java environment. In this article, I discuss Jython and Groovy, two scripting languages that ...