Which Java IDE is best? Compare IntelliJ IDEA , Eclipse, and NetBeans for features, usability, and compatibility with your favorite tools and frameworks. Every Java programmer needs a programming ...

Back in the early days of Java, developers created applications using nothing more than notepad and the DOS command prompt. Thanks to the advent of IDEs, those days are gone forever. Short for ...

Open source Java development environment NetBeans has achieved top-level project status at the Apache Software Foundation. NetBeans is the integrated development environment (IDE) associated first ...

It won't get the headlines that Microsoft bringing SQL Server to Linux did, but Microsoft joining the Eclipse Foundation and integrating Visual Studio with Eclipse is just as big a deal for developers ...

Oracle, which acquired the NetBeans IDE as part of its acquisition of Sun Microsystems last year, said the new NetBeans IDE 7.0 release demonstrates its continuing commitment to the NetBeans community ...

Java developers in need of a cloud-based IDE have dozens of options available, each with characteristics to meet specific demands. That plethora makes choosing the right one a difficult process, so ...

Extension that converts individual Java files to Kotlin code aims to ease the transition to Kotlin for Java developers.

Company to offer free edition of its IntelliJ IDEA technology alongside commercial version JetBrains, which has provided its IntelliJ Idea Java IDE as a commercial product, now is offering a preview ...

The announcements come as Sun gears up for a major Sun ONE software launch--including a new version of its Sun ONE Application Server and an integrated software platform--on June 19 in San Francisco.

Oracle, Sun Microsystems, BEA Systems and others will add a boost of caffeine to their Java menus this week. Software makers are courting the Java faithful at the JavaOne trade show with new products ...

Following Oracle’s move to contribute the Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) standard to the Eclipse Foundation, the Java Community Process (JCP) will focus its efforts on developing the Java Standard ...