Prominent scripting languages, once viewed as the future of programming by offering ease of use, have slipped in the monthly Tiobe index of language popularity. Only Python and JavaScript still have ...

Anyone who has followed software development tools during the last decade knows that the term “Java” refers to a pair of technologies: the Java programming language and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

Once considered simple toys by serious programmers, scripting languages are becoming first-class citizens in the world of corporate software development. Database giant Oracle is expected to announce ...