The term API stands for application programming interface, a concept that applies everywhere from command-line tools to enterprise code, microservices, and cloud-native architectures. An API is an ...

Native API driver: Provides an interface from Java to the native database client. Middleware driver: A universal interface (“middleware”) between Java and the RDBMS’s vendor-specific protocol.

See, Java is known to be pretty slow, compared to lots of other languages. But it's stable, and reliable, and best of all, it works on any kind of PC there is, from Windows to Mac to Linux.

7. API for authorization interceptors Currently, Java EE supports only role-based authentication methods. The API for authorization interceptors will make it easier to implement rule-based security.

Java 24 includes the release of the Steam Gatherers API, which supports custom intermediate operations, allowing stream pipelines to transform data in ways that are difficult when using built-in ...

It's not unusual for database developers who move from Microsoft-based .NET platforms into the world of Java development to wonder, 'What's the difference between ODBC and JDBC?' It's a good question.

Sixteen years on, this ain't your father's Java. Here's seven reasons why Java is worth your time.