InfoQ

Java 8: Will It See More Rapid Adoption?

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...
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Nashorn - The Combined Power of Java and JavaScript in JDK 8

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from Stripe, shares his experience in building a testing system based on ...
InfoWorld

Oracle unveils performance pack for Java 8

Enterprise Performance Pack is a drop-in replacement for Java 8 that promises significant improvements in memory management and performance. Looking to offer Java 17-level performance to legacy Java 8 ...
TheServerSide

Fix JAVA_HOME errors | Invalid directory | Not set or defined | Points to JRE

There’s nothing worse than installing your favorite Java-based application — such as Minecraft, Maven, Jenkins or Apache Pig — only to run into a JAVA_HOME is ...
TheServerSide

Java versioning: Why Java 10 maps to version 18.3 of the JDK

Java versioning has never made a lot of sense. The last time it did was back in the late 1990s, when the first full increment product release, Java 1.0, carried the same version number as the ...
InfoWorld

Oracle extends Java JDK 8 updates to 2019

Oddly, JDK 8 will get public updates even after updates end for the later JDK 9 and JDK 10 Java releases Oracle has extended public updates for Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 until at least January 2019 ...