Microsoft's implementation of OpenJDK is now ready for developers who want to use Java on the Azure cloud.

Oracle has made Java 16 generally available to developers. The new version of the Java Development Kit (JDK) includes 17 new features that will enhance developer productivity.

This JEP proposes to help developers adapt to the source code structure as described in JEP 201, Modular Source Code, delivered in JDK 9.

The importance of Java test frameworks in modern, Agile software development simply can't be understated. Of course, software developers tend to like writing code more than they like writing tests, ...

Still, this news will probably only increase the antsiness of OS X developers who have to do without the (official) new Java 6 JDK, so hopefully Apple will get on the stick and release something soon.

Java Development Kit (JDK) 11 is now generally available and ready for production use, bringing productivity improvements and an HTTP client API that implements HTTP/2.

The growth has put Kotlin in second place, albeit well behind Java, but now ahead of Clojure and Scala. Oracle JDK – Java Development Kit – is also losing share to OpenJDK alternatives.

Java uses a runtime platform and software development environment known as the Java Development Kit (JDK) for developing and running applications.

The license for Oracle JDK 17 will revert to the Oracle Technology Network License Agreement in September, and users will have some decisions to make.