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  In Pictures: 15 things we hate about Java

  Slow startup times, null pointers, security flaws -- Java's ongoing success leaves plenty to complain about

  In Pictures: 15 things we hate about Java

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News about java

• Oracle per-employee Java pricing causes concern

  New pricing plan for Oracle Java SE starts at $15 per employee per month and scales downward based on number of users.

• JavaScript and Java both loved and hated

  JavaScript and Java scored high as both most liked and most disliked programming languages in JetBrains’ State of the Developer Ecosystem survey. Perl was far ...

• Java CDS improvements would help boost start-up times

  Also improves peak performance and program footprints.

• C++ overtakes Java in language popularity index

  Java ranked fourth in the December 2022 Tiobe index of programming language popularity, the lowest Java has ranked in the history of the index.

• Java skills top most wanted list for employers

  Java, Python, SQL, C++, and JavaScript programming skills are most in demand in the workplace, says the HackerRank developer skills report.

• OpenJDK considers async stack traces for Java

  Proposal would define an API to collect stack traces asynchronously and include information on both Java and native stack frames.

Features about java

• Java at 20: How it changed programming forever

  Java synthesized sound ideas, repackaging them in a practical format that turned on a generation of coders

• Java at 20: Its successes, failures, and future

  Oracle's Java VP discusses J2EE, OpenJDK, security woes, and the long gap before Java 7

• Java at 20: The JVM, Java's other big legacy

  The virtual machine that runs Java is also the runtime for new languages -- some quite unlike Java

• Java at 20: The programming juggernaut rolls on

  Java has joined C and C++ as a programming language that has stood the test of time

• Who are the real winners in the Microsoft-Oracle deal?

  The deal was difficult to understand because the two companies compete in the enterprise database marketplace

• Java's future uncertain under Oracle grip

  Oracle may control Java more tightly than Sun did