Microsoft rapidly introduced its own take, Visual J++, which, while it conformed to the Java language specification, did not pass Sun Microsystems' compliance tests – leading Sun to sue Redmond in ...

June 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of Java, the language that helped define modern enterprise computing. If you had told me ...

Virtually all of these individual Java specifications and any upgrades to them -- known to Java aficionados as Java Specification Requests (JSRs) -- are first hashed out and polished by the ...

To standardize the process, the Java community launched Java Specification Request (JSR) 168: the Portlet Specification. Part 1 of this two-part series examined JSR 168 in detail. This final ...

The Java SE 7 and 8 specifications have the green light, but commercial pressures threaten to derail what should be a community effort It looks like it’s full steam ahead for Java. The next two ...

4. The descriptions of Java specifications are known as JSRs. These are overseen by the JCP. There are numerous JSRs moving through the review and approval process at any given time. Java ...

Sun Microsystems delays a much-anticipated Java specification by three months to comply with guidelines designed to keep Web services interoperable. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...

The Java EE 7 Platform "specification request," the formal documents that describe proposed specifications and technology for adding to the Java platform, has been unanimously approved by the Java ...

Programmers need access to the test kit to prove that a project is in compliance with the Java specification. Projects that pass Sun's compatibility kit tests also can use the official Java logos ...

Learn More. -Project Coin: Diamond OperatorProject Coin is also known as Java Specification Request 334: Small language enhancements. It consists of a set of small language changes to simplify ...