The database giant will "get Java fixed up" to improve security, Milton Smith, Java security lead at Oracle, said during a conference call with Java User Group leaders last week. The conference ...

Java 9 could introduce modularity and new value types. Improved modularity could reduce app size and improve startup performance. New value types will make it easier to program arrays.

Critics say Oracle hasn't done enough to address ongoing security and code quality problems in the Java browser plug-in.

Canonical's OpenJDK builds promise Java devs more speed - and a whopping 12 years of security support The company is also aligning Ubuntu's and OpenJDK's release cadences.

Oracle says Java EE 8 will be equipped for cloud deployments, microservices, containers, and multitenancy, but Java advocates want to see the fine print ...