This page is a categorized and curated list of the most important improvements The release on december 8, 1998 and subsequent releases through j2se 5.0 were rebranded retrospectively java 2 and the version name j2se (java 2 platform, standard edition) replaced jdk to distinguish the base platform from j2ee (java 2 platform, enterprise edition) and j2me (java 2 platform, micro edition) This was a very significant release of java as it tripled the size of the java. Welcome to the java jdk evolution project, a comprehensive repository documenting the evolution of java through its versions This project aims to provide detailed overviews of java development kit (jdk) versions, their new features, and associated jeps (java enhancement proposals). Jep 322 refined the version numbering further to match the now time based release model
With jdk 9 there was an effort to redesign the by now complex numbering from scratch as part of jep 223 With jdk 6 minor numbers were dropped from the product version. Use the search and filter text field to refine your search You can customize the table columns by using the manage columns icon The releases in the java release table are grouped by main java version and ordered by release date. This time around, the new version includes 12 jeps in total, with 7 being previews and a single incubator one
Number of features (jeps) released in different versions of jdk since jdk 8 After jdk 9, a new version has been released every 6 months. Java 10 was the first one to be released under the new release cycle Hence it featured only 12 jeps and various small api additions accumulated within six months after java 9 was released.
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