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Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. This article dives into the happens-before ...

Oracle recently announced it will continue to support Java SE 6 until Feb 2013, extending the so-called end-of-life (EOL) date for the five-year-old development platform a second time. The original ...

Two months after Java 6 update 10 was released, Sun has just released update 11. For many users the new version will automatically be detected and installed, but you can always get it from the Sun ...

Sun Microsystems has released the latest version of its Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE), placing particular emphasis on the application development platform’s support for other scripting ...

Consumers and businesses still using Java SE 6 should start looking to upgrade to Java 7 by now, as Oracle announced yesterday that it will issue its last patch to the widely used version of the Java ...

Sun Developer Network pulls together a host of new features for Web services, dynamic language support, diagnostics and desktop applications. Sun Microsystems Inc. unveiled the next generation of the ...

Java Standard Edition (SE) 6 included support for Web services. This post begins a four-part series on Web services in Java SE by explaining what Web services are and overviewing Java SE’s support for ...

Apple recently released Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1 (which adds Java SE 6 to your Mac) after receiving much criticism for omitting it when Leopard shipped: Discussion threads began to appear in ...