Java

Know your real-time protocols for IoT apps

The XMPP, CoAP, and MQTT protocols have distinct pros and cons; here’s a quick rundown of the trade-offs.

What REPL means for Java

Coming in Java 9, JShell will change how developers learn and write Java code

Oracle: Google has ‘destroyed’ the market for Java

In a new court filing, Oracle has broadened the scope of its complaint to reflect Android's ongoing success

The 7 most common Hadoop and Spark projects

Odds are, your new Hadoop or Spark project fits into one of seven common types

Google spotlights, open-sources experimental Android apps

Review: MongoDB 3.0 reaches for the enterprise

MongoDB zeroes in on operations with pluggable storage engines and revamped management tools

Up your coding game with these 7 methods of great programmers

What differentiates great programmers from good ones, and what does it take to up your coding game?

GitHub’s next big innovations won’t come from GitHub

Some of GitHub's best new features could be third-party apps

Once-declining Java cements its lead in language popularity index

Last year's Java 8 release boosted the aging language, helping it open up a big lead over C

Once-declining Java cements its lead in language popularity index

Boosted by Java 8, Java regains its leading position among programming languages