For Java-based programs such as Maven, Jenkins, Gradle or Tomcat to run, they need to know that Java's JDK is installed. That's the purpose of the JAVA_HOME environment variable. It tells programs ...

Many Java applications started from the command line take arguments to control their behavior. These arguments are available in the string array argument passed into the application’s static main() ...

Millions of computer users were advised Friday to temporarily disable Oracle’s (ORCL) Java software because of security weaknesses that make their machines vulnerable to everything from virus-infected ...