In a microservices architecture, one of the most important parts of a service is the module in charge of communicating with other services. You often need to test end-to-end how a service communicates ...

Not every DevOps or software quality tool requires the Java Runtime Environment in order to function. Source code management tools, like Git and Subversion, fall into the non-Java category, as do ...

Get an overview of JDBC's architecture, then learn how to connect to a database and handle SQL queries and responses with PreparedStatements, transactions, connection pooling, and more. JDBC (Java ...

A look at some of the best database and RDBMS tools for Java software developers. Learn more about Java and database programming. We may earn from vendors via affiliate links or sponsorships. This ...

Java is one of the most in-demand programming languages in the world and one of the two official programming languages used in Android development (the other being Kotlin). Developers familiar with ...

The current version, OpenJDK 25, was released in the fall of 2025, with many vendors offering Long-Term Support (LTS). Many companies use such releases as a stability anchor for migrations and ...

Google and Oracle’s argument before the Supreme Court last October left opponents of API copyrights extremely nervous. For the previous decade, Google had been arguing in lower courts that it didn’t ...

Parts 1 through 3 of this four-part series on developing Web services in Java SE first presented an overview of Web services and Java SE’s support for developing them. The series then focused on ...