Before the Java language was known as Java, it was called Oak—a language for building embedded applications on smart consumer electronics. However, the idea of networked smart devices everywhere was ...

Sun's new software store is an idea whose time has come, and one that sends Java hurtling head-to-head with Windows It’s not enough to offer developers platforms upon which to build applications.

Thirty years ago, Java 1.0 revolutionized software development. Every Java demo featured a simple "Hello World" dialog window with the only available option: Java's Abstract Window Toolkit, the first ...