Use Java's packages and static imports to organize top-level types and simplify access to their static members.

Using generics results in more robust code and avoids ClassCastExceptions in your Java programs. This in-depth tutorial introduces you to generics and their types and methods. Generics are used in ...

The move, planned for Sun's JavaOne conference in San Francisco, acknowledges that the open-source software philosophy is important even in areas such as Java, where Sun has been reluctant to let it ...

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Sun Microsystems plans to publish the first open source Java code by October this year, the company has revealed. Laurie Tolson, vice president of developer program and products at Sun, said at a ...

In a move that reflects the growing power of the open-source programming movement, Sun Microsystems plans Monday to share a modest chunk of Java source code, an experimental user interface for desktop ...