The end is near for Java 7, a nearly 11-year-old release of standard Java. Oracle is set to discontinue extended support for the platform at the end of July 2022. With the cessation of official ...

Are you tired of the hype and publicity forced by sales and marketing departments to promote their technologies? Java has enjoyed a flow of positive and negative press, quite often giving ...

Recently, on the "Ask The Architect" session from the Devoxx UK 2018 conference, Oracle's chief architect, Mark Reinhold, shared his thoughts about Java’s serialization mechanism which he called a ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

The game of Minecraft most definitely has an end, quite literally. There is a realm in Minecraft called the End, where players can go to finish the game. But before the end credits roll, players will ...

Upon beating Minecraft by going to the End and defeating the Ender Dragon, a lot of players may think that's the end of the game. Thankfully, however, Mojang created something that will urge players ...