Open-source and Java components used in applications remain a weak spot for the enterprise, according to a new analysis. Java applications in particular are posing a challenge, with 97 percent of ...

The SOLID open-closed principle in Java asserts that a well-designed software component will be open for ongoing extension, but closed to edits and modification. In other words, a Java class that ...

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Sonatype, a provider of so-called Component Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions, on Wednesday launched a new on-demand service that analyzes the open-source components that increasingly comprise ...

The OSGi approach to developing and deploying modular software in Java offers an interesting alternative to standard runtimes and frameworks, especially for mobile and IoT applications OSGi ...

Spring is perhaps the best of the component-based frameworks that emerged at the turn of the 21st century. It vastly improves the way that developers write and deliver infrastructure code in ...

Java and Java-related technologies continue to be introduced and continue to mature. As Java becomes more enterprise ready, as opposed to application-platform centric, we are seeing the introduction ...

David Chappell has just posted a good primer explaining exactly what Service Component Architecture (SCA) is and why we should care about it. In the paper, David explores the properties of components, ...

A popular Java library has a serious vulnerability, discovered over nine months ago, that continues to put thousands of Java applications and servers at risk of remote code execution attacks. The flaw ...