We've gathered the data at the following services: StackOverflow, LinkedIn, Github, and Google search, and unified it through a simple, but effective ranking formula. We rank: Spring, JSF, Dropwizard, Play framework, JHipster, Grails, GWT, Vaadin and more... (more…)

This section gives a short history of Java’s evolution. It is based on various published sources (most importantly an interview with Java’s creators in the July 1995 issue of Sun World’s online magazine). Java goes back to 1991, when a group of Sun engine... (more…)

When programming in C, one has to allocate and de-allocate memory by hand. It is an error prone process. In contrast, newer languages like Java often manage their memory automatically. Java relies on garbage collection. In effect, memory is allocated as n... (more…)

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Java is In a different cycle releasing features from very short cycles which are considered for some folks not ideal. IMHO it's great beca... (more…)