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By John K. Waters
Oracle Corp on Tuesday announced the release of Oracle Jipher, a Java Cryptographic Service Provider designed to enable secure deployments of Java applications in U.S. government and enterprise environments that require FIPS 140-2 compliance.
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By John K. Waters
The OpenJDK community elevated eight new JEPs (JDK Enhancement Proposals) to Candidate status during the week of April 14, signaling notable momentum ahead of the upcoming JDK 25 feature freeze. Four of these proposals are slated to be finalized following their respective preview phases.
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By John K. Waters
The JRuby team has released JRuby 10, a major upgrade of the Ruby implementation on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), introducing compatibility with Ruby 3.4, full support for Java 21, and several performance and startup-time improvements enabled by recent developments in the Java platform.
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By John K. Waters
A new report released by Perforce Software finds that hiring plans for Java developers have slowed significantly heading into 2025, even as businesses continue to rely on Java to power critical applications.
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By John K. Waters
A majority of U.S. chief information officers are overshooting their cloud budgets, with 83% spending an average of 30% more than planned, according to a new survey released this week by Java-focused software company Azul. Only 2% of respondents reported coming in under budget.
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By John K. Waters
Oracle’s GraalVM team has announced the release of GraalVM for JDK 24, introducing a range of new features aimed at boosting performance and improving efficiency for developers using Java. As with previous updates, GraalVM is launched alongside the Java 24 release, providing users with a seamless integration of the advanced Java Development Kit (JDK) and GraalVM’s capabilities.
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By John K. Waters
Oracle hosted the JavaOne 2025 developer conference at its Redwood Shores campus last month, showcasing advancements across the Java ecosystem, including APIs, virtual threads, cloud-native tooling, and artificial intelligence integration.
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By John K. Waters
JavaOne is back in the Bay Area as a stand-alone event, with the release of Java 24 in the spotlight. This release isn't an LTS, but it's a statement of intent—a move toward an AI-ready future, stronger security against quantum threats, and a development experience built for the modern world.
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By John K. Waters
The latest release of Java Development Kit (JDK) 24, scheduled for release on March 18, introduces 24 new features, marking the most substantial update to the platform since 2018. Key changes include faster application startup, enhanced concurrency, security overhauls, and a move away from outdated APIs, reflecting a broader effort to modernize Java while maintaining its widespread enterprise adoption.
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Microsoft has launched a public preview of its AI-powered coding assistant, GitHub Copilot for Eclipse, further expanding its AI ecosystem into the widely used open-source Eclipse IDE. The move marks another step in Microsoft's push to integrate AI-assisted development across multiple platforms, including those traditionally outside its ecosystem.
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By John K. Waters
The "2025 Java Developer Productivity Report " reveals a landscape undergoing significant shifts, particularly in hiring trends, tooling budgets, and the adoption of new Java versions.
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By John K. Waters
Red Hat announces the general availability of Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine, a new edition of its OpenShift platform tailored specifically for managing virtual machines (VMs).
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By John K. Waters
Azul is offering tailored solutions to help financial institutions meet the new regulatory requirements of the European Union's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which is now in effect.
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By John K. Waters
Red Hat announces the general availability of Red Hat Connectivity Link, a Kubernetes-native solution designed to streamline application connectivity and management across hybrid and multicloud environments.
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By John K. Waters
UK-based Codethink announced its strategic membership in the Eclipse Foundation and its Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) Working Group. The move marks a significant step in Codethink’s mission to advance the development of trustable software, the company says, systems designed to be auditable, transparent, and secure for critical industries and supply chains.
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By John K. Waters
Despite Python's meteoric rise to claim Tiobe's Programming Language of the Year for 2024, Java has quietly reinforced its position as a critical player in the global developer ecosystem.
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By John K. Waters
As the tech world charges into 2025, O'Reilly Media's latest report on its learning platform usage offers a deep dive into the shifting sands of software development education.
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By John K. Waters
Python looks set to clinch the Language of the Year award for 2024, maintaining its lead in the December TIOBE Programming Community Index, while Fortran’s steady ascent highlighted a quiet month in the rankings.
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By John K. Waters
The Eclipse Foundation releases its 2024 IoT & Embedded Developer Survey, shedding light on key trends and challenges shaping the Internet of Things (IoT) and embedded systems industry.
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By John K. Waters
Payara announces the alpha release of Payara Platform Community 7 Alpha 2, offering developers a first look at Jakarta EE 11 (currently under development).
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By John K. Waters
The Open Mainframe Project has announces the Long Term Support (LTS) V3 release of Zowe, an open-source framework for mainframes, designed to enhance durability, stability, and security for mission-critical applications. The latest version strengthens Zowe’s integration with popular programming languages and tools, particularly through support for Java, positioning the framework as a key component in modernizing mainframe environments.
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By John K. Waters
Google introduces PipelineDP4j, a differential privacy toolkit built for Java Virtual Machine (JVM) environments, with the goal of making privacy-preserving data analysis more accessible for developers.
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By John K. Waters
The Java language and platform continues to be the backbone of many enterprise applications, and yet businesses are only scratching the surface of its cost-saving potential. That's the conclusion of a survey by BellSoft conducted during the annual Devoxx Belgium conference of more than 300 attendees.
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By John K. Waters
Oracle announced the general availability of JDK 23 this week, a feature release with enhanced capabilities focused on cloud-native applications, enterprise performance, and the growing demands of AI.
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By John K. Waters
Java Development Kit (JDK) 23 has reached the release candidate stage, marking its next step toward general availability on September 17, 2024. The upcoming non-LTS (Long Term Support) release, with only six months of official support from Oracle, finalizes a dozen new features designed to enhance Java’s functionality.