The Java Platform provides the most commonly used data structures in the form of the Collections Framework, and it provides a rich API to operate on them. In this first article in a two-part series, I ...

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It’s been a long trip for Java, a language that began as the lingua franca for the box on top of the television set in the days when TVs didn’t come with Roku or Chromecast built-in. Then Java was ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. In this episode, Thomas Betts chats with ...

Java turned 25 years old in May, marking a quarter of a century in which it has consistently been one of the most widely used programming languages. The IEEE Computer Society lists it as one of the ...

SpringSource today unveiled the latest version of its Java development framework, along with a new developer edition of its Apache Tomcat-based application server. Spring 3.0 is a major upgrade of the ...

If you’ve ever written a makefile or designed a Web page with CSS, you’ve already encountered a DSL, or domain-specific language. DSLs are small, expressive programming languages custom designed for ...

When a software lead sets out to build a new enterprise application, they must decide which set of libraries and frameworks they want to use. This begs an obvious question: What is the difference ...

Technological trends are often short-lived and have no lasting effect. New programming languages show up every year, promising faster builds and simpler syntax.