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• How secure is Java compared to other languages?

  As with other aspects of cyber security, the level of programming language security depends on what is meant by "secure".

• Java 15 starts to take shape

  With Java 14 having reached general availability last week, work has begun on the successor, Java 15, due in September 2020.

• GitHub to acquire NPM JavaScript package registry

  GitHub plans to move NPM private registries to GitHub Packages while leaving the public NPM registry in place.

• Oracle issues new extended support date for Java 8

  Still the most widely used version Java, Java 8 will be eligible for Oracle’s fee-based support through 2030.

• Oracle v. Google Java copyright battle enters final round

  Oracle’s nearly decade-old lawsuit against Google over Google’s use of Java is now before the U.S. Supreme Court.

• 13 rules for developing secure Java applications

  How to make Java security a top priority at every stage of application development, from class-level language features to API endpoint authorisation.

• Hidden classes could be coming to Java

  A JDK Enhancement Proposal says introducing hidden classes in Java could make other JVM languages more efficient.

• Python overtakes Java on GitHub

  GitHub reports that JavaScript, Python, and Java are the most popular languages used by developers on its code-sharing site.

• Google asks US Supreme Court to end Oracle copyright case

  Google has asked the US Supreme Court to reverse a ruling that resurrected a billion-dollar copyright case brought by Oracle that dates back to 2010.