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• Don't ever put a non-Java LTS release into production

  Development teams should avoid non-long-term support releases at all costs. Pay attention to the Java release cycle to make sure your updates are supported. Continue Reading

• Java video games, like Minecraft, keep the language popular

  The next generation of Java developers can learn the ins and outs of the language through an unlikely source: video games such as Minecraft. Continue Reading

• You need more than web app security to stop API attacks

  API and web application vulnerabilities may share some common traits, but it's where they differ that hackers will target. Continue Reading

• Microsoft vs. IBM: A major shift in Java support

  Once an afterthought in the Java community, Microsoft has seemingly overtaken IBM as the preeminent advocate among developers at the Oracle Code One conference. Continue Reading

• New distributed tracing API completes the feedback loop

  As apps get moved to the cloud and software has no fixed address, tracing and troubleshooting are challenges. However, a new distributed tracing API promises to simplify things. Continue Reading

• Migrations to Oracle's Java SE 9 platform may be delayed

  Oracle did a great job getting Java SE 9 released earlier this year, but modularity and various smaller updates may not be enough to get users to quickly migrate to JDK 9.Continue Reading

• iText software simplifies the portable document format

  Struggling with the rendering of PDF files? The iText PDF tool suite might provide the simplicity you need.Continue Reading

• Using BackOps to improve software development processes

  Learn how BackOps understands different personality types and can improve the software development lifecycle and scale the enterprise.Continue Reading

• How to install JDK 8 and write the Java Hello World application

  In this tutorial, we look at how to set up a basic Java SE development environment by installing JDK 8, after which we write, compile and run the Java Hello World application.Continue Reading

• Bridging the gap between WebRTC, VoIP and phones

  The WebRTC protocol has shown great promise for integrating telephony capabilities into modern enterprise applications. But challenges remain.Continue Reading

• Making MBean work

  In part four, learn how to ensure that MBean interface has been accurately implemented.Continue Reading

• Configuring VisualVM to connect to the app server

  Learn how to configure VisualVM in part three of this tutorial.Continue Reading