[thelist] Java: Which version?

[Matt Warden]

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Frank wrote:
> 
> I'm not a java programmer. I just use it for this and that. I now find
> myself at the sun.com website facing a dizzying array of flavours of
> java. They've got more than the Second Cup!
> 
> I don't want to serve, or do serious coding in java. I know know what a
> bean is, nor do I wish to explore servlets. I want to be able to run
> java apps, and occasionally to compile them.
> 
> Which version do I want?

You want at least the 1.4 j2se sdk.

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html

Make sure you download teh *sdk* and not the jre (java runtime
environment). You do not need j2ee (enterprise edition).

There is also j2se 1.5 (marketing name: j2se 5.0). But, you want at
least 1.4, as it has the NIO package (fast I/O). See:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/nio/index.html

Let me know if you have other questions.

hth,

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Matt Warden
Miami University
Oxford, OH, USA
http://mattwarden.com


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