Because many computer games (such as Tetris) are based on puzzles, this installment of Java Fun and Games introduces you to a single puzzle-based computer game implemented as a Swing-based applet.

Java has gained a bad reputation within the communities ... but what they all do is; make programming fun, intuitive and, above all, extremely productive. You only have to look to the existence ...

June 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of Java, the language that helped define modern enterprise computing. If you had told me ...

Venkat Subramaniam, an author, developer, and professor, is bullish on Java developers’ job prospects. He recently spoke at Oracle Code New York. “Do you work for the compiler or does the comp ...

OpenJDK distributions have emerged as preferred alternatives to Oracle Java. These enterprise-ready solutions match Oracle Java SE's core capabilities (after all, Oracle Java is built using the same ...

Programming is fun – or at least, it should be. It shouldn’t be scary, but rather a fundamentally creative endeavor that can lead to an amazing career. By teaching Java, you risk associating ...

TL;DR: Get Minecraft Java and Bedrock Edition for $19.97 — a gift of endless creativity, adventure, and pixel-perfect fun. If you’re looking for a holiday gift that’s as limitless as their ...