Oracle released a major update the Java SE Development Kit (JDK 8) this week. Along with a number of security fixes, JDK 8 Update 40 (JDK 8u40) comes with improvements to the native packager, a new ...

The rich client technology has devotees, but analysts doubt its viability as the RIA space loses ground to mobile apps JavaFX, the Java-based rich client platform introduced by Sun Microsystems in ...