Core Java: News and Articles

Security, SCTP, and garbage collection are among the highlights.

Posted at 11:37AM Jun 24, 2009 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[0]

Deploying Your RIA -- Nice and Easy

Sowmya Kannan's blog entry discusses techniques to deploy rich Internet applications (RIAs) that start up quickly and run consistently in all environments. This blog is based on Thomas Ng's JavaOne conference presentation, Deploying Java Technologies to the Masses.

Posted at 12:27PM Jun 04, 2009 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[0]

Java VisualVM Blogging Contest -- Win $500 (Enter by June 24)

Come try the best-kept secret in the Java JDK -- Java VisualVM. This free visual tool integrates several command-line JDK tools and lightweight profiling capabilities. Simply use Java VisualVM, blog about it, and you could win a USD $500 American Express gift certificate. Learn more.

Posted at 04:45PM May 28, 2009 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[1]

Announcing the JDK CAP Program

The Compatibility and Performance (CAP) program gives key developers early access to the newest JDK releases. Learn more.

Posted at 04:39PM May 28, 2009 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[1]

Java Device Test Framework (JDTF) 2.4 Released

We're pleased to announce a new release of the Java Device Test Framework (JDTF) -- a test framework based on Sun's Java Device Test Suite (JDTS) product. Learn more.

Posted at 10:00AM May 28, 2009 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[0]

Core Java Product and Technology Releases

Here you'll find recent updates to the Java Platform, Standard Edition and related technologies.

Posted at 12:28PM May 05, 2009 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[0]

Java VisualVM Blogging Contest

Java VisualVM is a free tool to monitor, profile, and control Java technology-based applications. Try it and blog about your experience -- you could win USD $500. Learn more.

Posted at 03:42PM May 01, 2009 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[0]

Test Your JVM

How do you test whether Java is working on your computer and what version it is? Visit the test VM page at java.com.

Posted at 08:48AM Apr 23, 2009 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[0]

New Aticle on java.sun.com: Developer Insight -- Write Dumb Code

In the new article "The Developer Insight Series, Part 1: Write Dumb Code -- Advice From Four Leading Java Developers," Java Champions Heinz Kabutz, Cay Horstmann, and Kirk Pepperdine respond to Brian Goetz's advice to avoid cleverness and write dumb code.

Posted at 07:53AM Apr 13, 2009 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[0]

Java SE 6 Update 13 Security Updates

This update contains several key security updates. For more information, see the release notes. Download Java SE 6 Update 13 now.

Posted at 05:12PM Apr 02, 2009 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[0]

Java Tutorial: How to Deploy an Applet in Under 10 Minutes

Java SE staff writer Sowmya Kannan walks you through the exact steps of how to deploy an applet in a typical deployment scenario. Read the tutorial.

Posted at 02:38PM Apr 01, 2009 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[0]

Core Java Product and Technology Releases

Here you'll find recent updates to the Java Platform, Standard Edition and related technologies.

Posted at 12:17PM Mar 30, 2009 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[0]

New Core Tech Tip: Overhauling the Java UTF-8 Charset

In Overhauling the Java UTF-8 Charset, Sun engineer Xueming Shen talks about why the UTF-8 charset implementation in JDK 7 now rejects non-shortest-form UTF-8 byte sequences. Two words: security and performance.

Posted at 09:00AM Mar 23, 2009 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[0]

Core Java Tech Tips: Closing a URLClassLoader

Sun engineer Michael McMahon describes the new close() method in URLClassLoader, implemented in JDK 7. It invalidates the loader so that no new classes can be loaded from it. Read Closing a URLClassLoader.

Posted at 08:23AM Mar 12, 2009 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[0]

New on java.sun.com: Using MySQL With Java Technology

Learn how to install and configure the Connector/J JDBC driver for a MySQL database, with a focus on connectivity from the Java programming language.

Posted at 09:06AM Feb 27, 2009 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[0]