Oracle said the Java APIs were like a beautiful painting. Google said they were more like a file cabinet. And in the end, Judge William Alsup came closest to agreeing with Google, comparing an API to ...

Vibe coding, or using AI agents to create application code, is all the rage today. This video tutorial shows how it works using popular AI tools Replit and GitHub Copilot. Continue Reading ...

When Google used 37 Java API packages to build the Android operating system a decade ago, did it use "open and free" tools to build a transformative product? Alternatively, did Google simply steal the ...

Juge William Alsup ruled that the structure, sequence, and organization of 37 Java APIs were not covered under copyright law, wiping out Oracle’s best hope at damages in its infringement case against ...

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While you were getting your coffee, Java application development changed–again. In a world driven by rapid change and innovation, it’s ironic that APIs are making a comeback. Like the coding ...

Have you ever thought of how tools like Checkstyle or FindBugs perform a static code analysis, or how Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) like NetBeans or Eclipse execute quick code fixes or ...

A federal appeals court on Friday reversed a federal judge's ruling that Oracle's Java API's were not protected by copyright. The debacle started when Google copied certain elements—names, declaration ...

APIs, or application programming interfaces, make the digital world go round. Working behind the scenes to define the parameters by which software applications communicate with each other, APIs ...

Nearly three dozen computer scientists have signed off on a court brief opposing Oracle’s effort to copyright its Java APIs, a move they say would hold back the computer industry and deny affordable ...