The Java community consists of millions of developers that are involved in one or more ways to support one another and contribute to the Java platform. This is one of the reasons that Java is such a strong development platform. Community involvement can include following and participating on Twitter with @java or liking <3 Java on Facebook.
There are also a plethora of list serves, blogs, and forums that you can participate in to help developers with questions. This is a good way to support the community and stay current on changes to the Java platform. Oracle has approximately 200 official blogs that are worth reviewing and following. Not all of Oracle's blogs are specific to Java but are at least ancillary to Java.
There are several Java forums available on the internet. Oracle...