Links

Sun Microsystems

• Java Home Page (java.sun.com)
• Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE)
• Java Platform, Standard Edition - v1.6 (aka Java SE 6, aka JDK 6)
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• Java 2 Platform - Standard Edition - v1.5 (aka J2SE 5.0)
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• Java 2 Platform - Standard Edition - v1.4
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• Java 2 Platform - Standard Edition - v1.3
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• Java 2 Platform - Standard Edition - v1.2
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• Java Development Kit - v1.1
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• Java Development Kit - v1.0
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• Java 2 Platform - Enterprise Edition
• Java Language Specification
• Java Tutorial
• Java Programmer Certification
• Java Web Start   (see also: OpenJNLP)
• Java Plugin
• Java Language Environment - White Paper
• Source Code Style Conventions
• Glossary of Java Related Terms
• Java Documention Index
• Java from a COBOL Perspective
• Sun's Java Computing (www.sun.com/java)

Programix Inc.

• Source Code Style Guide for Java
• ProgramixGenericLib - Free Java Utilities
• SimpleServlets - Free Java Servlet Tools
• JThreadKit - Thread Utilities for Java

Others

• Java Lobby
• Apache Jakarta Project
• Apache Jakarta - Tomcat - Servlet/JSP Engine
• Apache Jakarta - Struts Framework
• Apache Ant
• Apache XML Project

Books

• Java Thread Programming
• List of other recommended books

Magazines

• JavaWorld (on-line only)
• Java Developer's Journal
• Java Pro

FAQ's

• Java FAQ - Peter van der Linden
• Sunsite comp.lang.java FAQ - Elliotte Rusty Harold

Integrated Development Environments

• Eclipse - Free, and always up-to-date since it uses Sun's SDK. Highly recommended.
• JCreator - Free version available, and always up-to-date since it uses Sun's SDK. Recommended for getting a quick start with a good IDE.
• Visual SlickEdit - great editor that emulates many environments including VI and Emacs. Nice code completion and macro capability.
• VIM - Vi Improved - FREE, enhanced version if vi for many platforms
• Forte for Java - Sun Microsystems
• JBuilder - from Borland. Free personal-use version available.

Newsgroups

• Google Groups
  • comp.lang.java*
  • comp.lang.java.programmer
  • comp.lang.java.help
  • comp.lang.java.databases
  • comp.lang.java.gui
  • comp.lang.java.advocacy