With the release of Vert.x 2.0, now is the perfect time to learn about this JVM-based distributed application framework that was inspired by Node.js, but built to leverage the Java platform APIs.

The Java ecosystem is bursting with tools and frameworks for just about every programming need. Here are seven open source Java projects you don't want to miss.

Sonatype, the chief commercial supporter of the open-source Maven project, is working with Oracle to bring Java.net project artifacts to the Maven Central Repository.

Dekorate, formerly the ap4k project which stood for Annotation Processors for Kubernetes, is designed to make the generation of Kubernetes and OpenShift manifests in Java based projects easier ...

Many people incorrectly judge Java and Java 2 Enterprise Edition-based systems on problems associated with maintaining the code base, the number of bugs or inconsistencies in functionality, or ...

Although written in Java and primarily used for Java-based projects, Maven is a handy developer tool for building and managing projects in Ruby, C#, Scala, and other languages.

Mountain View, Calif.-based software testing company Coverity has just released a new Scan report, this one focused on open-source big data projects and the impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on ...

Entering the authentication systems battle between Sun and Microsoft, Australia's BuyItOnline releases JPassport--claiming it to be the first Java-based version of Microsoft's Passport.

There are many tools out there for working with BI, but here we look at the top five Business Intelligence tools that are written using the Java language.