A recent Java 7 update allows users to completely prevent Java applications from running inside browsers or to restrict how Web-based Java content is handled by the Java Runtime Environment client.

Request handling is the bread and butter of Java web application development. In order to respond to requests from the network, a Java web application must first determine what code will respond ...

One way to cut through marketing hype when evaluating Java Web application tools is to look back at basic Java Web development tools and see where the new tool takes you from there. Adding new tools ...

The company is also testing a new developer portal, called the Java Warehouse, which Sun says is “the central repository for Java and JavaFX applications.” Developers who pay a $50 fee to ...

While users welcomed Sun Microsystems Inc.'s plan to release Java to open source, they said a lack of details about Tuesday's announcement makes it difficult to determine the impact of whatever the ...