Articles Index
These articles detail features specific to a particular release,
such as the Java Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 1.2 and J2SE 1.4.
Reasons to Migrate to J2SE 5.0 (Tiger) by John O'Conner
The J2SE 1.4 platform was great, but J2SE 5.0 is even better. This article describes why developers should migrate to J2SE 5.0. (August 2005)
J2SE 5.0 Out
of the Cage by Jon Byous and Mary Smaragdis
Get a Look at the J2SE 5.0 Launch Celebration (October 2004)
The
All-New Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Platform:
Programming with the New Language Features in J2SE 5.0 by Qusay H.
Mahmoud
This article, featuring poetry by Senior Staff Engineer Joshua Bloch,
looks at the new language features, the motivation behind them, and
discusses how using them can help you to improve your Java programs. (June 2004)
J2SE 1.5
in a Nutshell by Calvin Austin
An overview of the exciting changes in J2SE 1.5, from the J2SE team. (May 2004)
The
J2EE 1.4 Kickoff, Part One by Janice J. Heiss
Sun Microsystems joined with industry leaders to take note of recent
innovations
in Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition, 1.4. (May 2004)
J2EE
1.4 Beta Arrives: Web Services Ready by Jon Byous
J2EE 1.4 Beta is here and ready for download. With this release, you
can now write and use enterprise-class Web services on the J2EE
platform. (December 2002)
Preparing
for Generics by Paul Mingardi
Generics are coming to the Java platform, version 1.5! Get the skinny
on how generics can help you streamline your applications, especially
if your code contains lists. (November 2002)
Character Based I/O Using Channels by Amanda Waite
This technical article uses sample code to demonstrate how developers
can use the Channels API from the Java 2 Standard Edition, version 1.4
to perform I/O operations on Character based data. (May 2002)
CORBA
Programming with J2SE 1.4 by Qusay Mahmoud
This article presents a detailed description of the POA and shows you
how to use it to develop more portable CORBA applications. (May 2002)
Java 2
Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE), Version 1.4 Overview by John
Zukowski
Get the scoop on all the new features, capabilities, and facilities. (February 2002)
New Data
Transfer Capabilities by John Zukowski
Explore how data transfer support has been improved in J2SE version
1.4. (November 2001)
New I/O
Functionality for Java 2 Standard Edition, 1.4 by John Zukowski -
Release 1.4
Read about four new features of the new I/O APIs for the Java Platform,
such as buffers, regular expressions, socket channels, and more. (October 2001)
Exceptional
Practices, Part 2 by Brian Goetz; - Release 1.4, Reprinted from JavaWorld
Learn to use exception chaining to preserve important debugging
information. (October 2001)
Using
J2SE 1.4 Logging API in Systems Management by Tom Harpin - Release
1.4
This article explores the J2SE version 1.4 package java.util.logging,
which provides the classes and interfaces of a core logging facility
for the Java platform. (September 2001)
Sir, What is
Your Preference? by Ray Djajadinataz - Release 1.4, Reprint from JavaWorld
Learn how to store application preferences, using the new Preferences
API that comes with J2SE 1.4. (October 2001)
Regular
Expressions and the Java Programming Language by Dana Nourie and
Mike McCloskey -
Release 1.4
Learn how to use the new java.util.regex package in the
J2SE 1.4 download. Use regular expressions to validate email addresses,
write to files, do simple word exchanges, and more. (August 2001)
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