The Java Community Process

The JCP is a formal process for developing high-quality Java technology specifications in “Internet-time” using an inclusive, consensus building process that not only delivers the specification, but also the reference implementation and its associated suite of compatibility tests.

JCP suggests that the best way to develop a specification is to start with a handful of industry experts who have a deep understanding of the technology in question and then have a strong technical lead work with them to create a first draft. Consensus is then built using an iterative review process that allows an ever-widening audience to participate and to see their comments and suggestions incorporated into successive draft versions of ...

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