Oracle has introduced a new effort to help ease enduring Java pain points such as slow startups, protracted time to peak performance and large footprints. The effort, known as Project Leyden, ...

The Oracle Code Assist can generate code in dozens of programming languages. The company says the AI is particularly adept at working with Java and SQL, which are widely used in the enterprise.

Oracle has coordinated a disciplined rollout of new Java releases on a six-month cadence for the past five years and says it’s the top contributor to the open-source project.