Mojang is ending the obfuscation of Minecraft Java Edition's code very soon, which will make it easier than ever to create ...

A Java compiler is a program that takes the text file work of a developer and compiles it into a platform-independent Java file. Java compilers include the Java Programming Language Compiler (javac), ...

"Project Peabody" adds two licenses that make it easier for outsiders to see the code. But Sun stops short of embracing open source. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

Instructions written in a programming language. Source code is the text that a programmer writes, but it is not directly executable by the computer. Source code must be converted into machine language ...

The Java Development Kit (JDK) is a development environment for building Java applications and applets that can then run on any Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The JDK includes a variety of development ...

Developers have their work cut out. Even if we (impolitely) sidestep the likes of Windows Phone, BlackBerry and the rest, those coders often have to pitch their work across web, iOS and Android.