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Java version history

The Java language has undergone several changes since JDK 1.0 as well as numerous additions of classes and packages to the standard library. Since J2SE 1.4, the evolution of the Java language has been governed by the Java Community Process (JCP), which uses Java Specification Requests (JSRs) to propose and specify additions and changes to the Java…

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Released
23 January 1996 (30 years ago) (1996-01-23)

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JDK 1.0

JDK 1.1

J2SE 1.2

J2SE 1.3

J2SE 1.4

Java SE 5

Java SE 6

Java SE 7

Java SE 8 (LTS)

Java SE 9

Java SE 11 (LTS)

Java SE 14

Java SE 15

Java SE 16

Java SE 21 (LTS)

Java SE 24

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Java version history

Nodes213
Edges212
Triples5
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00939
Components1

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Java version history

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Java version history → 23 January 1996 (30 years ago) (1996-01-23)

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java release released support jdk version api project openjdk jep classes updates switch september features new platform used 17 first

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Java version historyReleased23 January 1996 (30 years ago) (1996-01-23)1.00infobox
the Field classinstance ofby introducing the AccessibleObject class and its subclasses0.80text
classesinstance ofallows language constructs0.80text
methods to be tagged with additional datainstance ofallows language constructs0.80text
which can then be processed by metadata-aware utilitiesinstance ofallows language constructs0.80text

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