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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