JDK release dates : Java Glossary

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JDK release dates

Here are the dates the various Java versions were released. This table does not show the minor _01 _02 type releases. Major releases 1.3, 1.4.0, 1.5.0 and 1.6.0 are named after birds or mammals, while minor releases are named after insects, given that they are bug-fix releases.

Java Versions Release Dates
version	Release Date	Code Name
JDK 1.0	1996-01-23	Oak? Java first released to the public
JDK 1.1	1997-02-18	Sparkler
JDK 1.1.4	1997-09-12	Sparkler
JDK 1.1.5	1997-12-03	Pumpkin
JDK 1.1.6	1998-04-24	Abigail
JDK 1.1.7	1998-09-28	Brutus
JDK 1.1.8	1999-04-08	Chelsea
J2SE 1.2	1998-12-04	Playground
J2SE 1.2.1	1999-03-30	(none)
J2SE 1.2.2	1999-07-08	Cricket
J2SE 1.3	2000-05-08	Kestrel
J2SE 1.3.1	2001-05-17	Ladybird
J2SE 1.4.0	2002-02-13	Merlin
J2SE 1.4.1	2002-09-16	Hopper (Grasshopper)
J2SE 1.4.2	2003-06-26	Mantis
J2SE 1.5.0 (5.0 to salesmen)	2004-09-29	Tiger
J2SE 1.5.1	never	Dragonfly, Dragon
J2SE 6.0 (1.6.0)	2006-12-12	Mustang
Future Releases
J2SE 7.0 (1.7.0)		Dolphin

Mac programmers are stuck on Java 1.5. Apple is refusing to support development of 1.6 even though it is a great tool to port PC software to Mac.

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