In the world of IDE-based development, programmers can easily become detached from JDK and the underlying technology that makes their applications work. Here is a list of the five most useful Java ...

Microsoft is set to take its all-important Web services plan to its most important clientele: software developers. After four years of development and two years of marketing hype, Microsoft will on ...

When it's time to test your code, it's not good enough to simply write a unit test or two for each method. When you write unit tests, the goal is not to test every method, but also to test each ...

Some Java software providers are mulling an effort to improve interoperability among competing Java development tools. A number of Java companies have held discussions on a potential initiative to ...

Sun Microsystems will launch its newest Java development tool at the JavaOne conference next week and lay out plans for improvements to the Java language. The company is expected to tout Java Studio ...

IBM Corp. plans to announce this week an upgrade to its WebSphere Studio tools line that’s intended to ease development in a Java environment. The primary addition to WebSphere Studio Version 5.1.2 is ...