The Java platforms (J2SE and J2EE) are filled with rich and useful features, making Java an extremely useful resource for more than mere programming. To use Java, a good scripting tool is needed.

Jeff Friesen’s Beginning Java SE 6 Platform: From Novice to Professional is out now from Apress. In this article Jeff introduces you to his new book by presenting excerpts from its chapter on the Java ...

It has recently become popular to differentiate between the Java platform and the Java language, but many Java developers still are unsure of how to incorporate scripting into Java application ...

I recently returned from JavaOne 2005 in San Francisco. The show was impressive for a number of reasons. The attendance seemed to be about 30% larger than last year's. The same could be said for the ...

Sun Microsystems released on Monday a Java development kit that seeks to meld Java and scripting languages. The company released Java Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6), the software needed to create Java ...

It's a tall order to expect anyone to sit through all of the keynotes at a conference like JavaOne. It's not that they're tedious or boring; it's just that there are a lot of them. So for those who ...

The Coding Club at Alexander Hamilton High School is preparing for two programming competitions. The club teaches students Java and Python programming skills. Students in the Coding Club at Alexander ...

Script languages have been experiencing a renaissance over the past few years. There are many open-source projects such as Jython, Groovy and Bean Shell to allow the scripting environment to interact ...