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.

This week's Java roundup for April 4th, 2022, features news from OpenJDK, JEP 425, JDK 19, Project Loom Build 19-loom+5-429, Jakarta EE Starter utility, Spring milestone and point releases, Payara and ...

Project Leyden has had an unusual history for an OpenJDK project. Java Language Architect Mark Reinhold proposed it in April 2020 followed by OpenJDK having approved it as a project in June 2020.

Oracle's chief architect says his company intends to remove serialization from Java -- eventually. Answering a question during a live-streamed session at the recent Devoxx UK 2018 conference called ...