Hopefully, Java 8 will be released as planned in late 2012 with all the stuff we’ve been waiting for. If so, I expect most shops will skip Java 7.

Java 10 is the first release on the new six-month schedule, and it builds incrementally on the significant new functionality that appeared in Java 9, which had a multiyear gestation period.

An executive from Oracle, the company that oversees the Java language, and other industry veterans spelled out what the changes mean to developers at the QCon 2019 London conference.

This post compares Python vs Java. What are the differences in terms of structure and design? Which is easier for beginners? And what can you do with them?

But if Java 8 follows the pattern of delays from Java 7, these slim pickings may be all the crumbs the Java community gets for another five years. This story, "What will Java 7 mean for you?" ...