Open source licenses Each of the open source Java projects covered in this series is subject to a license, which you should understand before integrating the project with your own projects.

In this return to the Open source Java projects series, author Steven Haines introduces TomEE, explains how it differs from Tomcat, and helps you set it up in your development environment.

First revealed in August, Project Sumatra uses the features and libraries of Java 8’s Lambda Project as well as Oracle’s HotSpot for the Java Virtual Machine.

Java deployment tools can help developers ease the delivery process on their applications. Here are some of the most popular tools and frameworks to consider for your next project.

The main reasons were: In some respects, Ant and Maven are not well-suited for Java builds that involve multiple projects. Ant and Maven require XML, which -- in the eyes of some Java developers -- is ...