Java

Apple ticks off Mac users with silent shutdown of Java 7

Company sets XProtect to treat Java as malware, leaving Java-dependent users scrambling for guidance

JCache won’t make it into Java EE 7

The standard Java caching API is targeted for Java EE 8 instead

Twitter’s programmers speed Hadoop development

Cascading simplifies Twitter's MapReduce operations in Scala, Clojure, and Jython

Java is still the most secure widespread runtime

Who cares about Java's applet security flaw, Android is client-side's future anyway

JCache caching standard won’t make it into Java EE 7

The long-desired feature will be targeted for inclusion in Java EE 8 instead

Java is still the most secure widespread runtime

Or why I don't care about the Java flaw. Are you a big Swing user? Excited over JavaFX on multiple platforms? Me neither

Twitter’s programmers speed Hadoop development

To analyze enormous volumes of metadata and messages, Twitter turned to Hadoop -- plus the Cascading framework to vastly simplify MapReduce development

Hello Camel: Automatic File Transfer

Three years later, has Oracle’s Sun buy paid off?

Cash flow far exceeds purchase price, according to Oracle President Mark Hurd, but investment researcher remains doubtful

After silence on Java flaws, Oracle now says it cares

Oracle reps say the company takes Java security seriously, and will prove it