Sun is releasing weekly early access snapshots of the complete
source,
binaries
and
documentation
for JDK 6. These raw snapshot releases let you review
and contribute to JDK 6 as it is being developed.
For an overview of JDK 6,
see the Java SE
JSR
and the desktop
and
core
feature overviews. JDK 6 is targeted for final release in fall 2006.
Frustrated with a bug that never got fixed? Have a great
idea for
improving
the JDK? You can now work more closely than ever before. See the openjdk project for more information.
New development for JDK 6 is now closed. We are only accepting contributions for the JDK 7 or openjdk projects.
Meet us at JavaOne!
There will be a
JDK 6
community party on Tuesday the 16th at 8:30 pm in the Argent Hotel.
We hope to meet lots of the people who have been contributing
and participating. See you there!
[May 5, 2006]
Chris Campbell in Five
Easy Pieces
describes some recent Java2D updates. [Apr 24, 2006]
Sundar
and Mike Grogan have launched a new java.net Scripting project.
This project brings together scripting engine plug-ins for over a dozen
scripting engines so that they can be used with the JDK 6
Scripting Framework. Supported languages include Groovy,
Jelly,
Pnuts, Python, Ruby, Scheme, and Tcl. (And of course JavaScript is
co-bundled with Sun's distributions of JDK 6.) [Apr 18, 2006]
Mark introduces the first JCP
JDK 6 Maintenance Review
which covers many small API changes in JDK 6. [Mar 22,
2006]
The JDK 6 project has been active for over a year
now. Ray
Gans discusses
where we are with the JDK
Community. We would like to know what we're doing right and
how we
can improve the project. Please take a few minutes to let us know what
you like and what's missing by taking a
short survey. [Mar 19, 2006]
Danny Coward reflects on the Java
SE Ecology. [Mar 18, 2006]
JDK 6
Regressions Challenge From Jan 31
through March 31,
2006 Sun challenged the Java developer community to find
functional regressions between JDK 5 and JDK 6. The contest has now finished, and the prizes will
be awarded in mid-April. You will find details on the contest home
page
and FAQ.
[March 31, 2006]
A new java.sun.com article on More
Enhancements in JDK 6 covers IO updates, JTabbed pane,
and SwingWorker. [Jan 29, 2006]
Please use the Project
Feedback forum if you have suggestions for or
encounter issues
with using the JDK 6 snapshots.
If you find bugs in a snapshot release, please submit them
using the
usual J2SE bug reporting channels,
not with
the Issue tracker accompanying this project. Be sure to include
complete version information from the output of the java -version
command.