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Java Versions

JDK Versions

The various JDK versions are:

JDK Alpha and Beta (1995): Sun announced Java in September 23, 1995.
JDK 1.0 (January 23, 1996): Originally called Oak (named after the oak tree outside James Gosling's office). Renamed to Java 1 in JDK 1.0.2.
JDK 1.1 (February 19,…

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Added by Michael Levin on January 14, 2019 at 1:40pm — No Comments

If I want to develop my own simple web application use it as part of an online portfolio, where do you recommend I do that? I tried openshift but apparently they are currently overloaded with requests.

Added by Bradlee Sargent on January 3, 2019 at 12:25pm — 1 Comment

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