Originally called "Oak," Java was designed in the early 1990s by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems. Initially aimed at digital devices, its focus soon shifted to another platform that was pretty new ...

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Whereas several Java licensees have signed up with the Web Services Interoperability ... certification to encourage open-source and small development shops. P.J.: Now I'm torn because the ...

Despite the overall positive tone of Hilwa's analysis, he warned that Java is under increasing pressure from competing developer ecosystems, including Microsoft's, and from the wider web ecosystem ...