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Sun Microsystems — The mother of all Java sites, by the folks
who brought you Java. Here you can download the Java Development
Kit (or Java 2 Software Development Kit, Standard Edition, as
it's now known), browse documentation, and read the latest news
about Java. Here are direct links to some important parts of
the site.
Java Language Specification
Java
Tutorial
The
Swing Connection
And, for your convenience, here are links
that you can use to download various versions of the SDK and
view the associated API specification.
Older versions of the JDK and SDK can be
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Gamelan — Gamelan started out as a repository for
cool Java applets, but it's since grown into an extensive general-purpose
resource for Java programmers. (It still has plenty of cool applets,
though!) |
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Jars.com — Similar to Gamelan (both are owned by EarthWeb),
but with a focus on rating applets (and applications). |
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Java
FAQ — This list of frequently
asked questions is maintained by Peter van der Linden, author
of Just
Java. Highly recommended. |
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Java Guru — A general-purpose Java web site, with answers
to frequently asked questions, discussion forums, downloads,
articles, and news. |
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Javalobby — An organization that represents the Java
developer and user community. If you're a Java fan, you ought
to join. |
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JavaRanch — A friendly (albeit folksy) site aimed at
Java beginners. Here you'll find articles with whimsical titles
("Getting in Touch with Your Inner Class" and "How
I Taught My Dog Polymorphism" are examples). Also has discussion
forums, a Java certification exam simulator, book reviews, code
samples, programming exercises, recruiter directory, and more. |
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TheServerSide.com — A news source and commmunity for developers
using the Java 2 Enterprise Edition. |
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Developer Tools |
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Borland — Borland is a long-time supplier of developer
tools, starting with Turbo Pascal back in the 80s. Their JBuilder
tool is one of the leading Java development environments. |
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Eclipse — Eclipse is an open extensible IDE that
supports Java (and other languages as well). It is very popular
and—best of all—can be downloaded for free. |
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IBM — IBM has long been a supporter of Java.
Visit their Web site to learn more about IBM's VisualAge tool
and other Java products. |
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Metrowerks — Metrowerks sells the popular CodeWarrior
IDE for the Macintosh and Windows platforms. |
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Oracle — Java is coming on strong in the database
arena, thanks in part to strong support from Oracle. Visit this
web site to learn more about Oracle's JDeveloper. |
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Sun
Microsystems — Sun Java
Studio (formerly Sun ONE Studio) is Sun's own IDE. It runs on
Linux, Solaris, and Windows. |
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Magazines |
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JavaWorld — A Web-based magazine devoted to Java. Updated
frequently, so it's a good source for news. |
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Newsgroups |
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