Return-Path: Received: from pacific-carrier-annex.mit.edu by po10.mit.edu (8.9.2/4.7) id TAA07853; Thu, 12 Sep 2002 19:58:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hermes.sun.com (hermes.sun.com [64.124.140.169]) by pacific-carrier-annex.mit.edu (8.9.2/8.9.2) with SMTP id TAA02850 for ; Thu, 12 Sep 2002 19:58:11 -0400 (EDT) Date: 12 Sep 2002 14:00:17 -0800 From: "JDC Editorial Staff" To: alexp@mit.edu Message-Id: <22108281-1209109309@hermes.sun.com> Subject: September Core Java Technologies Newsletter Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: SunMail 1.0 Core Java Technologies Newsletter
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Welcome to the new Core JavaTM Technologies Newsletter (formerly, the JDC Newsletter). Here you'll find links to the latest products, tools, resources, and events relating to development with the JavaTM 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SETM).

Special Announcement:

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Sept. 18-20, 2002

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Product and Technology Releases

The following J2SE products and technologies were recently released.

Java Web Start v1.2 RC
Launch applications simply by clicking on a Web page. Now available for download as part of J2SE v1.4.1. (Aug 20, 2002)

Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition Release Candidate (RC) v1.4.1
Builds upon Java technology's cross-platform support and robust security model with new features and functionality, enhanced performance and scalability. (Aug 20, 2002)

JSR-000152 JavaServer Pages Specification v2.0,
Proposed Final Draft. This is next revision of the JavaServer Pages specification. (Aug 16, 2002)

Early Access Releases

The following J2SE products and technologies were recently made available through the Early Access Release Program.

Java Web Start v1.2 RC Sample Applications Contains descriptions and downloads of sample applications, ranging from CORBA to a WebPad application, for the Java Web Start product. (Aug 20, 2002)

Hot Downloads

Java Web Start

Java Runtime Environment

Java Media Framework Software v2.1.1

Java Technology XML and Web Services Products

Java Development Kit

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September 12, 2002

Resources

Learn more about, and get "hands-on" training for J2SETM technologies through the following resources.

Technical Articles

Tech Tips

Chat

New I/O (NIO) APIs: The NIO APIs added to J2SE v1.4 provide new features and improved performance in the areas of buffer management, character-set support, regular-expression matching, file I/O, and scalable network I/O. Don't miss the opportunity to learn more about the NIO APIs, and get questions answered in this chat with two key members of the NIO engineering team: Mark Reinhold and Michael McCloskey.
(Sept. 19, 11:00 A.M. PDT/6:00 P.M. GMT)

Tutorials & Code Samples

  • Error Handling: ListOfNumbers.java code sample shows how to use a try and catch block to catch exceptions. For supporting information see "The Java Tutorial: Handling Errors Using Exceptions." (September 3, 2002)

    Code Sample | Tutorial

  • Tutorial Quiz: The first page of the lesson, "The Java Technology Phenomenon," by Mary Campione and Kathy Walrath establishes some basic facts about the Java platform. Take this quiz to test your basic knowledge. (September 3, 2002)

Sun Technology Audiocast

Java Web Start: This beginner-level code camp covers how Java Web Start works, how to package an application for deployment, and using the JNLP (Java Network Launch Protocol) API. (July 31, 2002)

In The Spotlight

The latest version of the MIF Doclet is now available. It works with Java 2 SDK v1.4, and includes 10 new features and 48 bug fixes.

Events

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