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Oracle: Java subscribers can renew under old terms
Existing Oracle Java SE licensees may continue with their per-processor or per-user plans, and do not have to move to the new per-employee subscription, Oracle says.
Eclipse Java downloads skyrocket
Eclipse Foundation reports more than 12 million downloads of its Temurin Java SE binaries per month over the past three months.
Java 21 set to include sequenced collections, string templates
Long-term support release of standard Java, due this fall, begins to take shape.
Java source code could switch to UTF-8 encoding
The current state of ‘ill-defined encoding’ creates unnecessary problems when working with the JDK codebase, an OpenJDK proposal says.
How to use callbacks in Java
Learn how to use synchronous and asynchronous callbacks in Java—including callbacks with lambda expressions, CompletableFuture, and more.
Oracle’s new Java subscription model to cost a lot more: Gartner
In January, Oracle replaced the Java SE and Java SE Desktop subscription with the new Java SE Universal subscription that charges enterprise on a per employee metric instead of a per processor or per named user plus metric.
Project Valhalla: A look inside Java’s epic refactor
Valhalla is nothing short of a Java language overhaul, promising to correct longstanding performance issues. Here's a first look at what's coming, starting with the new value classes and primitive classes.
GitHub Copilot update includes security vulnerability filtering
GitHub says the controversial AI-assisted coding tool is now being used by more than 400 organizations to increase developer productivity and improve code quality.
Docker, Maven lead the way in packages
The JFrog Software report also listed NPM JavaScript among the leaders while Rust Cargo showed impressive growth.
C++ still shining in language popularity index
The language grew nearly 6% year over year in Tiobe's index and ranks fifth on PYPL's popularity index.
The tech leader's guide to 2023
What's ahead for cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, AI-based application development, and extended reality in 2023? Here's a roadmap from some of tech's most forward-thinking leaders.
Oracle per-employee Java licensing could benefit rivals
Eclipse, Azul, other providers may see increased Java downloads from new Oracle pricing based on total number of employees rather than number of users.
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Gradient descent in Java
Find out why backpropagation and gradient descent are key to prediction in machine learning, then get started with training a simple neural network using gradient descent and Java code.
Oracle per-employee Java pricing causes concern
New pricing plan for Oracle Java SE starts at $15 per employee per month and scales downward based on number of users.
How to build a neural network in Java
The best way to understand neural networks is to build one for yourself. Let's get started with creating and training a neural network in Java.
8 programming languages we love to hate—but can’t live without
Tools masquerading as languages, maddening syntax, dusty old code that just won’t die—here's what has us shaking our fists.
JavaScript and Java both loved and hated
JavaScript and Java scored high as both most liked and most disliked programming languages in JetBrains’ State of the Developer Ecosystem survey. Perl was far and away the most disliked language.
