The term assert is a Java keyword that was introduced into the language with the JDK 1.4 release in February 2002. Java's assert keyword is unique in two very interesting ways: The Java assert is ...

In a previous blog posting, I listed some “everyday problems” Java developers will often face and included some ideas and links related to addressing these issues. One of the focal points of that post ...

JAVA_HOME is an operating system (OS) environment variable which can optionally be set after either the Java Development Kit (JDK) or the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is installed. The JAVA_HOME ...

Often stands for "Java ME" (the new name of J2ME, Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition). Java ME is a platform for applications running on mobile phones. These, mainly small, applications (e.g. games) can ...

A mechanism for delivering full-blown Java applications from a Web server. The programs are initially downloaded using the browser but are run outside of the browser ...

An earlier CPU chip specifications from Sun that contained RAM, I/O and the Java Virtual Machine. Based on Sun's picoJava architecture, Java chips were designed to speed up applications by natively ...