Find out how source code is compiled for different programming languages and computer architectures, including the evolution from FORTRAN to CLR and JIT compilers.

One of the best ways to protect your software project from avoidable bugs is the use of Java static code analysis tools. These tools can help identify and fix problematic code before it reaches ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. has decided to make its Java software available on an open-source basis, part of the company's effort to keep current with a technology trend that has changed how programs ...

What is the purpose of a Java compiler? The main purpose of a Java compiler (or a compiler in any programming language) is to translate the high-level Java source code into a machine code file ...

Virtual Threads (source: Microsoft). More about this feature is available in Oracle's Java Magazine article, " Coming to Java 19: Virtual threads and platform threads." Debugging in Java on VS Code is ...

An obvious question is how Oracle can sue Google for using intellectual property that was ostensibly made available under royalty-free terms when Sun opened the Java source code.

Red Hat has released a new extension for its popular Visual Studio Code for Java source code editor--Language Support for Java by Red Hat--now available on the VS Code Marketplace.