Preserving the elegance and power of the Java Platform, Release 1.1 of the Java Development Kit (JDK) provides a host of new features that enable developers to enter new markets with wide-ranging Java based solutions.

Developer Documentation
The Java Development Kit 1.1 API The Java Development Kit, Version 1.1.4, is the latest major release of the JDK. It is a superset of the JDK 1.0.2 with improvements in functionality, performance, and quality. Includes: Internationalization, Security, JavaBeans, JAR, RMI, Object Serialization, JDBC, Inner Classes, JNI, and enhancements to AWT, IO, Net and Math.
The Java Runtime Environment 1.1 The Java Runtime Environment (also known as the Java Runtime or JRE) consists of the Java Virtual Machine, the Java Core Classes, and supporting files. It is the runtime part of the JDK -- no compiler, no debugger, no tools. The JRE is the smallest set of executables and files that constitute the standard Java Platform.
JDK 1.0.2 The Java Development Kit, Version 1.0.2, enables programmers to write applets that conform to the 1.0 Java applet API and will run in all Java-enabled browsers. Includes: Lang, IO, Util, Net, Applet, and AWT packages.
Java Servlet Development Kit The Java Servlet development kit provides you with all you need to create Java Servlets. The kit includes a servlet engine for running and testing servlets, the javax.servlet.* sources, the API documentation for javax.servlet.*, sun.servlet.*, and support for Netscape, Microsoft, and Apache web servers. For a more thorough overview of servlets please read The Java Servlet API White Paper.
Java IDL (Preliminary) This Early Access release of Java IDL is a preliminary release conforming to the proposed OMG Java IDL Specification. This specification is expected to be approved by the OMG in the near future.
JDK 1.1 Specifications Links to the available JDK specifications in PDF and postscript format.
Java Media Framework The Java Media Framework (JMF) specifies a unified architecture, messaging protocol, and programming interface for media players, media capture, and conferencing. The Java Media Player APIs support the synchronization, control, processing, and presentation of compressed streaming and stored time-based media, including video and audio. The Java Media Player APIs are being developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc., Silicon Graphics Inc., and Intel Corporation. Java Media Player Spec 1.0:  available in PDF or postscript format. Java Media Player Guide 1.0:  available in PDF or postscript format.
Java 2D API The Java 2D API is a set of classes for advanced 2D graphics and imaging, encompassing line art, text, and images in a single comprehensive model. The API provides extensive support for image compositing and alpha channel images, a set of classes to provide accurate color space definition and conversion, and a rich set of display-oriented imaging operators. These classes will be provided as additions to the java.awt and java.awt.image packages contained in the Java Developers Kit (JDK). Java 2D Spec available in PDF format. Java 2D White Paper available in PDF or postscript format.
Java 3D API The Java 3D API is a set of classes for writing three-dimensional graphics applications and 3D applets. It gives developers high level constructs for creating and manipulating 3D geometry and for constructing the structures used in rendering that geometry. Application developers can describe very large virtual worlds using these constructs, which provides Java 3D with enough information to render these worlds efficiently. Java 3D Specification Java 3D Guide Java 3D FAQ available in PDF or postscript format.
Personal Java (Preliminary) PersonalJava is a new Java Application Environment for network-connectable applications on personal consumer devices for home, office, and mobile use.
100% Pure Java Documentation
100% Pure Java CookBook The 100% Pure Java Cookbook enables Java developers and Sun customers to benefit from the collective experience of Sun's Java development team. The 100% Pure Java CookBook is a style guide for developers who want to maximize the portability of their Java programs. The guide presents the definition of 100% Pure Java and the rules for compliance with 100% Pure Java standards. It explains how to write Java programs that will run on any Java Compatible platform or device. It provides practical hints and advice and offers workarounds for the most common portability pitfalls encountered when writing Java software.
100% Pure Java Certification Guide The 100% Pure Java Certification Guide explains how to ensure that your application is certified 100% Pure Java. Certified applications have the right to display the exclusive 100% Pure Java logo in their packaging, advertising, and marketing materials. The logo assures customers and end-users that your application maximizes portability across all implementations of Java. The end result is that your program delivers on the promise of "Write Once, Run Anywhere." After using the procedures and test tools specified by the guide to perform thorough in-house code purity and portability testing, you submit your application along with the required documentation to an independent, third-party, Certification Center for inspection and approval.

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