The upcoming Java Standard Edition 6.0 release will include an implementation of Java Specification Request 223, Scripting for the Java Platform. This JSR is about programming languages and their ...

In the past, it's been confusing to use a single name--Java--for both a programming language and for the environment that runs programs written in that language, he said.

Indeed, IBM extended its license to use Java technologies through 2016 and announced that all of IBM's middleware software will support Solaris 10 on AMD and Sparc platforms.

Java records are a new language feature that reduces verbosity and enables optimized runtime performance. This Java records tutorial shows how they work.