Pop quiz: Do you know what annotation metadata is? If you’re like most coders, you don’t—and that has been okay, says Graeme Rocher, creator of Java application frameworks, including Grails. But in a ...

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"Freedom is scary; but on balance I think Java’s new path will be more interesting and more profitable and more fun."--Tim Bray Sun's Director of Web on his Java Is Free blog. "Open Source Initiatives ...

Java software developer Rick Ross isn't afraid to take on Sun Microsystems or Microsoft--and he has become something of a media darling in the process. Ross, 42, is one of the most visible members of ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. What would JavaOne be without an interview with James Gosling. I met up with Gosling, the father of Java and a Sun ...

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Fears abound that Oracle may reshape Java for more cash, setting up conflicts with IBM and the open source community While Oracle and Sun Microsystems are hailing Oracle’s purchase of Sun as a big ...