While it’s not as complex as checkers or chess, building tic-tac-toe teaches valuable lessons about multidimensional arrays, exception handling, and flow control. These skills will prove useful when ...

Java is a great language for game programming, as I hope my book demonstrates." "Killer Game Programming in Java" is a guide to everything you need to know to program bad-ass Java games.

The Java Game Tome showcases games that run as Java Applets, Java Webstart or via download, and covers the gamut from action to adventure, puzzle, sport, simulation, strategy, education and casual ...

Need more villagers for your survival world? In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to build an easy villager breeder farm in ...

Enterprise Java specialist Steve Haines joins the Open source Java projects series this month with an introduction to Java Caching System (JCS), a robust enterprise-level caching solution. Steve ...

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

In a video, Nicolai Parlog presents the plans for JDK projects in 2025, including Babylon, Loom and Leyden, and provides insights into upcoming developments.

How is Java made? Let’s take a look at the process for introducing new features to the platform, and at some of the big JDK enhancement projects on the horizon.