9.4. Java 2 SDK

Java SDK is distributed by Sun Microsystems. There are two main versions of the SDK. The Standard Edition or J2SE is introduced in this book. The Enterprise Edition or J2EE is the premier product and it is comparable to Jboss discussed in this book. Please note that neither of J2SE nor J2EE are open source products. You have a limited license to use these. Please go through the license terms and conditions if you are inclined towards using Java SDK.

At the time of writing this book, Version 1.4 of the SDK is available.

9.4.1. Java 2 SDK Standard Edition

The latest version of Java SDK released by Sun Microsystems is 1.4 at the time of writing this book. There are some new features added to this version. Some important features ...

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