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While learning Java, you’ll occasionally encounter a language behavior that leaves you puzzled. For example, what does expression new int[10] instanceof Object returning true signify about arrays? In ...

Three years ago, I wrote an article for JavaWorld called “Java Scripting Languages: Which Is Right for You?” When I collected the interpreters to compare, I tried to choose ones that seemed a good fit ...

Some programming languages, such as Rust, Go, or TypeScript, are cool. Others, including Cobol and Java, are regarded as dull. However, while Java, which turned 30 on May 23, may not be the most ...

Java wasn't a revolution even at the time it first appeared. It introduced little that was new and yet we were carried along on a wave of enthusiasm. I can remember wondering why anyone would use it ...

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Java is at a turning point, it seems. According to a source (via InfoWorld) formerly at Oracle, the language’s corporate parent, the future of Java is “planned obsolescence”—an indeterminate winding ...

Despite its technical shortcomings Java did seem like a good corporate bet. You probably wouldn't be blamed for suggesting using Java. Partly this was because of the backing of Sun and partly because ...