Project Harmony aims to create version of Java desktop software with an open-source license--something Sun has resisted in the past.

The Java ecosystem is bursting with tools and frameworks for just about every programming need. Here are seven open source Java projects you don't want to miss.

This installment of the Open source Java projects series introduces Vert.x with two hands-on examples based on the newly released Vert.x 2.0: First, build a simple Vert.x web server, then discover ...

Need a JAX-RS tutorial that can teach you web services development quickly? This RESTful web service example in Java using Eclipse will do just that, showing you how to code, test and deploy a ...

With Tomcat and Eclipse now configured, you can inform your Java web application about the location of the Java libraries that include the missing HttpServlet class. Add the Apache Tomcat server ...

With its ease of running code in many environments, the Java platform attracts a large share of open-source development interest.