Most Android developers will use Java to write their apps. Java is an object oriented programming language. But what precisely does that mean?

Becoming popular in the early 1990s and the norm today, object-oriented programming (OOP) languages, such as C++ and Java, provide a formal set of rules for creating and managing objects.

Why does Java's standard class library contain empty interfaces like Cloneable and Serializable? Find out why in this sixth installment in the "Object-oriented language basics" series. You'll also ...

Given its tendency toward verbosity and strict syntax, it might not be the best idea to teach Java as an introductory programming language. Accessible alternatives to Java -- like Python -- exist and ...

This Java release effectively notified developers that it’s no longer sufficient to think about Java programming only from the imperative, object-oriented perspective.

Java is a popular programming language that every programmer should learn. This article explains much of what you need to know.

I wasn't sure if I should post this here or in the Programming forum, but I'm really interested in a Java guide for beginners that's heavily oriented towards OS X and the tools for this OS. I've ...

Twenty-year-old Java, despite being long in the tooth, is still the most popular programming language for developing enterprise applications. The TIOBE index, which is one measure of the popularity of ...