Java is spreading into one of the last, most demanding frontiers of computing--but getting it there has required some compromises from Sun Microsystems on the basic principles of the software. For ...

Javolution creator Jean-Marie Dautelle discusses different methods to reduce the worst-case execution time of Java applications by leveraging the extra processing power of multicore systems. The ...

Abstract classes and interfaces in Java serve fundamentally different purposes. Learn the differences between these Java language elements and how to use them in your programs. Abstract classes and ...