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February 15, 2006 8:04 AM PST

Desktop Java beta gallops off

Sun Microsystems said on Wednesday that the beta software for Java Platform Standard Edition 6.0, code-named Mustang, is available. The completed software, which was originally due circa midyear, will be available in the fall, Sun said. The Java Standard Edition, which is developed primarily by Sun, is software programmers use to write desktop applications.

With the Mustang release, Sun has sought to make it easier to use scripting languages such as PHP or Ruby to write portions of Java applications, said Bill Curci, product marketing manager for Java Platform Standard Edition. The update will also improve the diagnostics capabilities to spot bugs. Last year, Sun modified the license around Java to allow developers to see the source code more easily. Sun also changed its development practices so that outsiders can see and contribute to Java development.

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Bravo!
by Philips February 15, 2006 9:12 AM PST
Java 1.5 haven't yet came out of beta, but Sun already started 1.6. Bravo! Who needs this days stable software anyway. Especially on desktops.
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heh
by WebmasterOfWarStoke.com February 15, 2006 9:57 AM PST
just watch i can see hundreds of java apps suddenly needing to be recoded on the horizon.
as for why they went to 1.6 maybe they found a better way to write the core the 1.5 branch and the 1.6 could be pretty much different animals even tho the externals are the same
Java 1.5 was released on 2004-09-29
by javafan February 15, 2006 12:23 PM PST
Firstly Java 1.5 was released on 2004-09-29 (which means 1 year and 4 months ago). And secondly there's no need to rewrite Java Apps because Java is compatible from one release to the other.
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