I recently read in a book on a Java-based technology that one can determine if the JDK is installed by running java -version and looking for the the Strings “Client” or “Server” in the output of the ...

With each new Java platform release, the stewards of the language always include a few new preview features that can be toyed with only if a developer knows how to unlock the capabilities at runtime.

Oracle has released NetBeans IDE 7.0 Beta 2! Some developers might be disappointed with the discontinuation of official Ruby support, or the fact that JUnit is no longer being bundled by default.