Java is the official programming language of Android and it is the basis for many components of the OS itself, plus it is found at the core of Android’s SDK. Java has a couple of interesting ...

Aided by software and hardware technologies now coming to market, the Java language is moving into new embedded applications in handsets, military and aerospace systems, and small-footprint systems.

It's a commonly asked question in a world where every software developer wants to get the most out of every clock cycle their programs consume. It was also a topic at a Java "Birds of a Feather" ...