Project Harmony aims to create version of Java desktop software with an open-source license--something Sun has resisted in the past. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

The NetBeans IDE is pretty good on its own, but even handier once you start extending it with plugins specific to your needs. In this installment of Open source Java projects, Jeff Friesen introduces ...

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...

Hey guys,<BR><BR>At one time I used to be a decent C/C++ (and a bit of VB, ick) programmer but for the last couple of years I've been working with customers alot more than code.<BR><BR>I really miss ...

Motorola plans to build an open-source version of Java for gadgets such as mobile phones within the framework of the Apache Software project. The work to develop the Java Micro Edition (ME) software ...

Fortify Software Inc. and the FindBugs project have launched a free service that will scan open-source Java software for bugs in the code. The Java Open Review (JOR) project lets open-source projects ...

Now that Java is going open source, what exactly does that mean? Developers and others worldwide say it opens up a world of possibilities. New opportunities are presented on Linux as well as in the ...

Coverity Scan is the largest public-private sector research project focused on open source software quality and security, originally initiated between Coverity and the U.S. Department of Homeland ...

Fortify Software Inc. and the FindBugs project have launched a free service that will scan open-source Java software for bugs in the code. The Java Open Review project (JOR) lets open-source projects ...

The recently introduced project view for managing Java projects in Visual Studio Code received several enhancements in the latest update to Java functionality provided in Microsoft's popular open ...

It’s no surprise that Sun Microsystems is making its core Java platform freely available; what is somewhat unexpected is the vendor’s choice of open-source license. In all the open sourcing of its ...

The Apache Foundation has proposed creating an open-source version of Java on the desktop, a plan that Sun Microsystems has initially welcomed. Project Harmony, which was formally proposed Friday, ...