This post explains how to install Java or check which version is running on your machine. Install on any OS, and learn about the JDK.

Java Web Start simplifies deployment of applications, but Sun's Plug-in makes the task even easier. See how the Java Plug-in from Sun enables browsers to fetch a Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

All Java programs are compiled into class files that contain bytecodes, the machine language of the Java virtual machine. In this JavaWorld classic, Bill Venners goes under the hood of the JVM to ...

Here's the easiest way to install Java on Ubuntu with apt. Follow these steps and you'll get the JDK installed in no time, and be ready to use your Java on Ubuntu setup right away.

Users demand that their applications run fast, but working with Java bytecode presents optimization problems that other architectures do not encounter. Here we look at how to improve the performance ...