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Explore the main themes, entities and connections around Java version history. Start with the topic map, then use the sections below for research and deeper semantic analysis.
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Java SE 5
Java SE 6
Implementations
Java SE 7
Key facts & relationships
High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.
- Released
- 23 January 1996 (30 years ago) (1996-01-23)
Topics to explore
A structured outline of related entities, concepts and subtopics. Open any item to build a new map centered on it.Browse the full topic structure. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.
Overview
- Java language Java (programming language)
- JDK Java Development Kit
- Classes Class (computer science)
- Library Library (computer science)
- Java Community Process
- Java platform Java (software platform)
- Java Class Library
- APIs API
- Swing Swing (Java)
- Java2D
- Deprecated Deprecation
- Java backporting tools
- Java SE Java Platform, Standard Edition
- Long-term support
- Community OpenJDK
- Free software
JDK 1.0
- AWT Abstract Window Toolkit
- Java applet
- I/O Input/output
- Networking Computer network
JDK 1.1
- Inner classes Inner class
- JavaBeans
- Java Database Connectivity
- Sql
- Java remote method invocation
- Serialization
- Reflection Reflective programming
- Just-in-time compilation
- Microsoft Windows
- Internationalization Internationalization and localization
- Unicode
- Taligent
J2SE 1.2
- Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition Java Platform, Enterprise Edition
- Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition Java Platform, Micro Edition
- Strictfp
- Java plug-in
- Java IDL
- IDL Interface description language
- CORBA Common Object Request Broker Architecture
- Collections Java collections framework
J2SE 1.3
J2SE 1.4
- Assert Assertion (computing)
- Regular expressions
- Perl
- Exception chaining
- IPv6
- Non-blocking I/O Non-blocking I/O (Java)
- JPEG
- PNG Portable Network Graphics
- XML
- XSLT
- JAXP
- JCE Java Cryptography Extension
- JSSE
- JAAS Java Authentication and Authorization Service
- Java Web Start
Java SE 5
- Generics Generics in Java
- Typesafe Type safety
- Typecasts (type conversion) Type conversion
- Metadata Metadata (computing)
- Annotations Java annotation
- Autoboxing
- Primitive types Primitive type
- Primitive wrapper classes Primitive wrapper class
- Enumerations Enumeration (programming)
- Varargs Java syntax
- For each Foreach
- Java memory model
- Static imports Static import
- Stub Method stub
- Skinnable Skin (computing)
- Look and feel
- Synth Synth Look and Feel
- Windows 98
- Windows ME
- Windows Vista
- Internet Explorer 5
- Windows NT 4.0
Java SE 6
- Scripting Language
- JSR 223
- Mozilla
- JavaScript
- Rhino Rhino (JavaScript engine)
- JAX-WS
- JSR 224
- JSR 221
- JSR 199
- JAXB
- StAX
- JSR 269
- GUI Graphical user interface
- SwingWorker
- Double-buffering Multiple buffering
- JVM Java virtual machine
- Synchronization Data synchronization
- Compiler
- Garbage collection algorithms Garbage collection (computer science)
- Mac OS X
Java SE 7
- Dynamic languages Dynamic programming language
- Multi Language Virtual Machine Da Vinci Machine
- Switch Switch statement
- Type inference
- I/O
- Timsort
- Merge sort
- Elliptic curve cryptography
- XRender
- GPUs Graphics processing unit
- SCTP Stream Control Transmission Protocol
- Sockets Direct Protocol
- Upstream Upstream (software development)
- Lambda functions Lambda (programming)
- Modules Modular programming
- Jigsaw Java Module System
Java SE 8 (LTS)
- JDK Enhancement Proposals JDK Enhancement Proposal
- Closures Closure (computer programming)
- Extension methods Extension method
- Functional Functional programming
- MapReduce
- Multiple inheritance
- Windows XP
Java SE 9
- Java Platform Module System
- JavaDB
- Sun.misc.Unsafe Security of the Java software platform
- JShell
- REPL
- Command-line interface
- Reactive Streams
- Ahead-of-time compilation
- GraalVM
- JavaOne
- Garbage collector Garbage collector (computing)
- G1 Garbage-first collector
- Self-tuning
Java SE 11 (LTS)
Java SE 14
Java SE 15
- Multi-line string literals String literal
- Solaris Solaris (operating system)
- CA certificates CA certificate
- Sum types Sum type
- Gavin Bierman Gavin Bierman?action=edit&redlink=1
- Brian Goetz Brian Goetz?action=edit&redlink=1
Java SE 16
Java SE 21 (LTS)
- 32-bit 32-bit computing
- Boilerplate code
Java SE 24
- Project Lilliput Java version history
Future features
- Value classes Value type
- SIMD
Implementations
- Free and open-source Free and open-source software
- Open development model Open-source model
- Proprietary software
- Linux
- IcedTea
- Red Hat
- Build Software build
- Integration System integration
- Visual J++
- Microsoft Java Virtual Machine
- .NET .NET Framework
- MacOS
- Azul Azul Systems
- GNU Classpath
- Reference implementation
- Apache Harmony
- Lax license Permissive software license
- Protective Copyleft
- Android Android (operating system)
- Dalvik virtual machine Dalvik (software)
- ART Android Runtime
- Jikes
- Jikes RVM
- OpenJ9
- Eclipse Foundation
- JRockit
- Corretto Amazon Corretto
- Eclipse Temurin
- BellSoft BellSoft?action=edit&redlink=1
- SAP Machine SAP Machine?action=edit&redlink=1
Advanced semantic analysis
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Map overview Semantic statistics
Number of nodes, edges, triples, density and central hubs. Use it to gauge the size and connectivity of the map.Java version history
How this topic connects Entity context
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Java version history
Top relations
Important terminology Word statistics
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Important terminology
java release released support jdk version api project openjdk jep classes updates switch september features new platform used 17 first
Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java version history | Released | 23 January 1996 (30 years ago) (1996-01-23) | 1.00 | infobox |
| the Field class | instance of | by introducing the AccessibleObject class and its subclasses | 0.80 | text |
| classes | instance of | allows language constructs | 0.80 | text |
| methods to be tagged with additional data | instance of | allows language constructs | 0.80 | text |
| which can then be processed by metadata-aware utilities | instance of | allows language constructs | 0.80 | text |
Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods
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Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges
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