Java SE 6 Update 10 Is Here

posted Thursday, 16 October 2008

Probably one of the most anticipated releases of Java is here. If you missed it - Java SE 6 Update 10 has been released and is now available. The README, FAQ, Installation Instructions and complete documentation set are all available. You can read the release notes which discuss various aspects of the release. One aspect of the feature-set in Update 10 is a new plugin mechanism. There are release notes for the next-generation plugin technology included in Update 10. Another article, JNLP Support in the New Java Plugin Technology, goest through an introduction, usage, semantics, code-base handling, command line arguements and examples. Another article, Java Runtime Environment Version Selection in the New Java Plugin Technology, provides an architectural overview, version selection mechansims, version selection behavior and more. One key document for applet developers, Applet Developer's Guide for Java SE Update 10, focuses on applet development and some exciting new features. If you are building desktop apps the new updated documentation bundle includes :

-	Java Web App Deployment Using Java SE Upate 10
-	Development and Deployment of Java Web Apps (Applets and Java Web Start for Java SE Update 10)
-	Java Runtime Environment Installation (including Java Kernel)
-	Java Quick Starter
-	Java Runtime Installation
-	Nimbus Look and Feel
-	Abstract Window Toolkit
-	Java Web App Deployment Advice
-	Drag and Drop
-	Java Image I/O
-	JavaBeans Component API
-	Swing
-	Java 2D Graphics and Imaging

The complete document tree can be found here. You can download Java SE Update 10 from here.

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