End your tour of Java's essential language features with Java 8's method references, interface default and static methods, and three lesser known language updates, then preview new features coming ...

Java 8 seems to bring the lost glory of Java over the past few years. The new features will enable developers to write high quality code and help maintain its competitiveness among other ...

NEWS ANALYSIS: App developers say they strongly support Java 8 to take advantage of new functionality, such as Lambdas, even as they look ahead to Java 9's September 2016 release.

In this article, Ben Evans explores some features in Java 7 which lay the groundwork for the new features in Java 8.

Oracle announced it will delay the release of Java 8 until Q1 2014 in order to patch the security of the platform.

Java, the programming language used by millions of developers, is now even better. The launch of Java 8 on March 25 represents the most significant update to the Java programming model ever, and ...