Java

JRuby gets speedier in version 1.7

JVM-based Ruby variant also features support for different character encodings

What the final decision on Oracle v. Google really means

The jury decided yesterday that Google did not infringe on Oracle's patents related to Android. Fantastic news -- but the wider view offers little comfort

Most jurors sided with Google on APIs and ‘fair use’

The judge in the case still has to make an important ruling on whether the Java APIs can be copyrighted at all under U.S. law

Java: Jury Says Google Did Not Infringe / Comprehensive JVM Options List

The secrets to making money with mobile apps

There are hundreds of thousands of iOS and Android apps for buyers, but most don't make a dime

Top 7 dilemmas facing today’s developers

Platforms, databases, user control -- programming quandaries take hold before the first line of code

What enterprise mobile apps can learn from mobile games

Enterprise mobile apps are shifting from small, narrowly task-oriented programs to larger, more complex ones

The Developer/Non-Developer Impedance Mismatch

Cyber spies exploiting Java, Flash flaws

Such activity is often paid for, or sanctioned by, government agencies

Use Memcached for Java enterprise performance, Part 2: Database-driven web apps

Using Memcached with Hibernate in Java web applications