JVM languages - Scala, Groovy, Grails, Jruby

The Java platform is highly robust because the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) supports much more than just the core Java language. Application developers need to choose which of the JVM languages to run on the virtual machine. Scala, Groovy, Grails, and Jruby are all popular choices. Scala is an object oriented language designed to be highly scalable. Groovy is similar to the standard Java language with several additional features. The Grails framework leverages Groovy under a "coding by convention" paradigm. Learn about all of these Java languages and more in this topic section.

March 22, 2018 22 Mar'18
Why the new Java 10 features list is so small

Was it just me, or did the Java 10 release just creep up on everyone? Given, a March release for Java 10 was planned a long time ago, but given Oracle's spotty history in terms of pushing out ...
September 18, 2017 18 Sep'17
Expert advice for JavaOne 2017 first-timers

If JavaOne 2017 is your first time attending the conference, it will serve you well to follow some advice and insights from a veteran attendee of the JavaOne and OpenWorld conferences. The first ...
June 29, 2017 29 Jun'17
IBM, Lightbend team up on cognitive application development platform

IBM and Lightbend join forces to help bring microservices to IBM's WebSphere platform, with new Scala- and Java-based tools for cognitive application development.
April 19, 2017 19 Apr'17
Java 9 will finally give the term 'deprecated' meaning

They are finally pruning away deprecated methods out of Java 9. The deprecated value will now have deprecated meaning.

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