Sun Microsystems this week released a new version of its Java software development tool with support for Web services. Sun previously released test versions of the tool and Web services technology.

If you want to be a productive member of a software development team, it's important to master the key Java programming tools and technologies. These tools reach across a variety of areas, and ...

The company releases a test version of a programming tool aimed at luring Java developers to its .Net Web services strategy, an initiative under legal attack from Sun. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

Any software developer that has been in the game for more than a few Java release cycles inevitably has stories to tell about the best and worst software products used. From servers that literally ...

A look at some of the best database and RDBMS tools for Java software developers. Learn more about Java and database programming. Java developers often rely on specific database tools to efficiently ...

Since entering the Java IDE market in early 2000, this small Czech company has quickly garnered quite a loyal following of Java developers. Vladimir Roubtsov, a senior engineer at Trilogy—a software ...

Apache Ant, Apache Maven, Eclipse IDE, Gradle, Jenkins, and IntelliJ Idea don’t all yet support this key new capability in Java SE With the release of Java 9 in late September, Java went modular, to ...

Software start-up TogetherSoft on Monday announced that it would acquire most of the remaining assets of Java development tools maker WebGain. TogetherSoft executives said they will purchase WebGain's ...

Software development is changing. Not in the loud, flashy way that grabs headlines, but in deeper, more fundamental ways. New AI tools are not just speeding up development; they are altering who ...

Yet the JTC hasn't made a peep since its inception, and it plans to have a low-key presence at JavaOne, according to Sun Microsystems spokespeople. At JavaOne, the JTC plans to announce that new ...