OpenSolaris may be having a hard time at Oracle, but months after Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Java and MySQL are still viewed positively by users. Dave Rosenberg has more than 15 years ...

There's a lesson this week for the open source MySQL database: Whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. This week Oracle said it's made MySQL -- a database it acquired in its 2010 purchase of ...

Java is an object-oriented programming language. To create objects and meaningfully initialize them, a developer must use a Java constructor. Constructors are a critical part of software development ...

While most of the fixes for Java, Database, and MySQL are run-of-the-mill, four are rated critical if the targeted user has administrator privileges Oracle issued a gargantuan quarterly patch update ...

Sun has sent shockwaves through the open-source software community today by acquiring open-source database company MySQL AB. The MySQL database is regarded as one of the core components of open source ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The easiest way for a Java developer to learn Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) is to experiment ...

This tutorial is an introduction to socket programming in Java, starting with a simple client-server example demonstrating the basic features of Java I/O. You’ll be introduced to both the original ...