Oracle and IBM have unveiled a new collaboration that will allow developers and customers to build and innovate based on existing Java investments and the OpenJDK (Java Development Kit) reference ...

Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle's Java Development Kit (JDK). The news first ...

Oracle and IBM Monday announced plans to work together on the OpenJDK project "to improve the rate and pace of innovation" in the Java community. IBM and Oracle officials told reporters during a ...

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There’s been a tectonic shift in open source land, as IBM throws its weight behind Oracle’s OpenJDK and its Java Community Process. It’s backing away from the Apache Software Foundation’s Harmony ...

The vast majority of developers who use a JVM (Java Virtual Machine) language still use Java, but a sizable chunk of the population is shifting to Kotlin, a JVM-compatible language developed by ...

As it switches to a paid support model for Java, Oracle may leave a considerable amount of money on the table for competitors to swoop in and grab. Although many customers will continue to choose to ...

Amazon's distribution of OpenJDK pledges allegiance to its vast Java developer base with longer-term support than Oracle provides for developers of its distribution. Amazon Corretto, now in preview, ...

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Although they promised, Apple has not yet contributed its proprietary Java Runtime for the Oracle Open Source JVA, Open JDK project - although a French developer has created the first test builds of ...