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Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. They’re deprecating finalize. That’s a pretty drastic move. Finalize is defined right there in ...

It's always interesting looking back on the various topics that arose throughout the previous year in the world of Java and technology. TheServerSide typically likes to stick with fairly neutral ...

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Yesterday, Apple quietly announced that they would cease future distribution of their own custom Java packages, concerning some Java developers. But no need to worry, Steve’s already already explained ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Oracle is taking the final step to rid the web of its terrible Java browser plugin ...

A new version of the infamous Koobface worm designed to attack Mac OS X computers is spreading through Facebook and other social networking sites, security experts warn. Security software maker Intego ...

Java’s sun.misc.Unsafe class has been in use since 2002. It provides essential low-level methods that framework developers use to deliver otherwise unobtainable features and performance. Unfortunately ...

Oracle has announced that the days of the Java browser plugin are numbered, with its deprecation set for the upcoming Java Development Kit 9 release and its removal slated for a future release. The ...

A number of readers have pointed out that Apple's developer documentation for its Java updates for Mac OS X released yesterday reveals that the company appears to be ceasing future distribution of its ...