Java is kind of a pain in the butt, if you ask me, but there are many sites that use it. A friend of mine contacted me this weekend looking for help in getting her Java up and running so she could ...

Worried about Apple’s recent deprecation of Java under OS X, ending Apple’s own line of custom Java packages? Don’t be: Apple and Oracle have just announced that they will be partnering to bring the ...

In a sure sign that the apocalypse is fast approaching, those two open source friendly powerhouses, Apple and Oracle, today announced that Apple is joining the Oracle OpenJDK community. After first ...

Apple said Friday it would join Oracle’s OpenJDK and contribute “most of the key components, tools and technology required for a Java SE 7 implementation on Mac OS X.” The announcement gives OpenJDK ...

I just started computer science in university, and they're starting us with Java. I'm looking for a good IDE to use with on my Mac. I know that I eventually want to be using Xcode, but I don't know if ...

Apple has released a pair of updates for running Java on Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4 and also changed the way Macs handle US Daylight Savings Time. A 38-MB download, Java for Mac OS X 10.3 Update 5 adds ...

Last year Apple handed off responsibility for Java to Oracle so Mac OS X would not be 'behind' anymore. Oracle just released Java 7 and it only exists for Linux, Windows and Solaris. The version of ...