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Technical Q&As
Java support in Mac OS X is built around the foundation of the Java 2, Standard Edition implementation, which is installed with every copy of Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server. Mac OS X Server provides additional resources through JBoss and WebObjects. Java developers can easily distribute their cross-platform J2SE applications as native Mac OS X applications, or they can take advantage of Mac OS X-specific Java versions of some Cocoa APIs.
Java Resources
A guided introduction and learning path for developers new to Java in Mac OS X.   Essential information for developers using the Mac OS X built-in Java support.   Java programming specifications, organized by package and class.
Java Topics
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Design Guidelines
Policies and Apple-specific APIs for creating efficient, reliable, and intuitively usable cross-platform Java applications that look and feel like native Mac OS X applications. 		 
Graphics & Imaging
Tools, techniques, and programming libraries for implementing graphics features in Java applications. 		 
Internet & Web
Java technologies used to develop Internet and web applications.
Mac OS X Server
An environment for developing server-related applications. Java and J2EE support is built into and distributed with every copy of Mac OS X Server. 		 
Performance
Tools, techniques, and programming interfaces for measuring, evaluating, and improving Java code performance. 		 
Porting
Tools and programming interfaces for moving Java code to Mac OS X.
QuickTime
An API for developing cross-platform applications supporting video, sound, animation, graphics, text, and more using QuickTime and Java (both included in Mac OS X). 		 
Tools
Developer tools for developing and distributing Java applications on Mac OS X. These tools include Xcode, as well as a number of UNIX tools, compilers, debuggers, and optimization tools. 		 
User Experience
Techniques for enhancing the user experience of Java applications running on Mac OS X.
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