This article presents an overview of what differentiates scripting languages such as Groovy, JRuby, and Jython from the Java language, discusses some of the challenges involved in scripting on the ...

Sun Microsystems released on Monday a Java development kit that seeks to meld Java and scripting languages. The company released Java Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6), the software needed to create Java ...

BEA Systems--a company long committed to the Java programming language--plans to support alternative scripting languages in upcoming products. As part of its long-term plans, BEA is considering ways ...

A while back we explained what is JavaScript since a lot of users on the internet might not have a basic understanding of it. Today, we have decided to talk about Java, a popular programming language ...

Python still leads despite a dip; C edges past C++ for #2; SQL re-enters the top 10 as Perl drops out after last month’s ...

Move over, Java. There’s more to the Java Virtual Machine than just the Java language these days — and the field of languages for JVM is growing. Conceived as a mechanism to provide Java application ...

One of the challenges for people pursuing a career in programming is deciding which languages to learn. With so many languages used for different purposes, choosing the ones you want to study will ...

Both Python and Java frequently top lists of the most in-demand programming languages among employers. These are powerful, flexible, and object-oriented languages that are commonly used across ...

Oracle ORCL recently announced the release of Java 20, the latest version of the world’s number-one development platform and programming language. Java 20, also known as Oracle JDK 20, includes seven ...

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 ...