InfoWorld

Programming with Java APIs, Part 2: API definitions

Java API definitions In Part 1, I explained the distinction between prescriptive and descriptive API use. In a prescriptive definition, the API drives code creation, whereas in a descriptive ...
TheServerSide

Stop with the unsafe internal Java API calls, or the JDK will stop it for you

You can't blame Mark Reinhold, chief architect of the Java Platform Group at Oracle, for showing a bit of frustration with Java developers who insist on calling methods that have been deprecated for ...
InfoWorld

Programming with Java APIs, Part 1: OpenAPI and Swagger

While you were getting your coffee, Java application development changed–again. In a world driven by rapid change and innovation, it’s ironic that APIs are making a comeback. Like the coding ...
TheServerSide

Oracle's Java 12 adds developer productivity features

The latest Java release delivers improved memory management and code refactoring through the Java virtual machine API and opens the door for bigger things to come. Oracle's latest release of the Java ...
Ars Technica

Oracle’s Java API code protected by copyright, appeals court rules

A federal appeals court on Friday reversed a federal judge’s ruling that Oracle’s Java API’s were not protected by copyright. The debacle started when Google copied certain elements—names, declaration ...