Farnham, UK--For years, Java programmers who wanted to create cool, adrenaline-fueled games had to give up Java for C, C++, or even assembly language--or program around Java's unacceptable frame rates ...

There are plenty of ways to create a game for Android and one important way is to do it from scratch in Android Studio with Java. This gives you the maximum control over how you want your game to look ...

If you're not a mobile developer working with Android, chances are you haven't heard of Kotlin. If you are an Android programmer, it's the best thing since sliced bread. While Java has long been ...

Kotlin offers big advantages over Java for JVM and Android development, and plays nicely with Java in the same projects. Kotlin is a general purpose, free, open source, statically typed “pragmatic” ...

Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK). The news first ...

Huawei Technologies is set to open-source its self-developed programming language, Cangjie, marking the latest step in the company’s pursuit of technological self-sufficiency. First unveiled a year ...

The software developer kit will let programmers create Java software for real or emulated Android mobile phones. Plus: a $10 million contest for coders. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

JavaScript is still by far the most widely used programming language among developers, and Python has cemented its spot in second place ahead of Java, according to a large survey by developer tooling ...

Java is one of the most in-demand programming languages in the world and one of the two official programming languages used in Android development (the other being Kotlin). Developers familiar with ...