Java 8 introduced Java developers to functional programming with lambda expressions. This Java release effectively notified developers that it’s no longer sufficient to think about Java programming ...

In the technical keynote address for JavaOne 2013, Mark Reinhold, chief architect for the Java Platform Group at Oracle, described lambda expressions as the single largest upgrade to the Java ...

In its 20 years, Java is used for building everything from mobile phone apps to video games to enterprise IT applications. The language is designed to run across multiple software platforms.

Java has stood the test of time in its over 25 years as the world's best programming language. Here's why developers still choose to code in it.

Java programming tools span a wide variety of categories and technologies. Review this comprehensive list to narrow down which tools you need to improve software development.

You know what they say: CS is the new econ. It feels like everyone at Columbia has taken, is taking, or plans to take at least one computer science class during their time here. If you fall into the ...

JavaScript is still by far the most widely used programming language among developers, and Python has cemented its spot in second place ahead of Java, according to a large survey by developer ...

Formerly COMP_SCI 295. Students should NOT take this course if they have completed the AP Computer Science course or have substantial experience programming in languages such as Java, Python or C++.

When Sun engineers developed Java in the mid 1990s, it was a solid if not astounding advance in the art and science of computer programming. Java's creators borrowed ideas from the widely-used ...