To learn part of a new API or even some important Java nuance, you'll often find it useful to run a short bit of code. In this Java Tip, Shawn Silverman explains how to easily and quickly test one ...

And IBM, a major Java ally, has called on Sun to make Java open source. Sun gave the idea a chilly reception but later said it would happen eventually.

Bottom line: Sun wants to make Java easier to work with and more attractive to software providers and programmers, as it faces ongoing competition from Microsoft and open-source development ...

Sun has designed Java Studio Creator to be the Visual Basic of Java and J2EE Web development. It’s not there yet, but JSC is a major improvement over NetBeans, Eclipse, and even IntelliJ and JBuilder ...

Hoping to spur wider use of its software, Sun said Wednesday that businesses with less than 100 employees can download the Java Enterprise System for free, minus any services and technical support.

Despite recent comments to the contrary, Sun Microsystems Inc. and Java are alive and well, according to Simon Phipps, Sun's chief technology evangelist.

Sun Microsystems plans to simplify its Java license for commercial software companies. The new licensing tack is designed to give those developers more flexibility in how they can use the Java ...