Learn how to optimize JVM and JIT compiler performance for better execution speed, memory usage, and resource utilization in your Java applications—and how to check your results. JVM optimization ...

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...

Java has always been criticized for being too verbose. While that criticism is largely unfounded, language architects and community enthusiasts have always strived to make the language simpler and ...

Big Blue offers to work with Sun to help shepherd the programming language--Sun's most valuable software asset--through an open-source development model. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...

Essential Steps to Set Java Path Like a Pro Setting the Java path is a crucial step for anyone working with Java development, whether you’re a novice programmer or an experienced developer. If you’re ...

The new CEO of Sun Jonathan Schwartz has once again committed the company making the last bastion of the company's uniqueness, its Java software development platform, an open source product. However, ...