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[java] Which java - 1.4 or 5?

Started by one mind Jan 6, 2005 at 11:46 PM 6 replies 700+ views

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Jan 6, 2005 at 11:46 PM

Hi, I have to learn java as part of my cs course at uni next month and i dont know which sdk to get. I'm at javas site and there are 2 standard editions to choose from. Is 5 the latest or is it just a test? Why the jump from 1.4 to 5 without 2,3,4 ect? Also, is the enterprise edition the same as standard with extras or is it completely different? If i wanted to program server side programs would i need to upgrade to ee or can you do it with se? One last question :) - is the net beans ide any good or would you recommend java studio? Thanks heaps for any info :)

Roboguy

Jan 7, 2005 at 12:00 AM

it's not 5, it's 1.5, and it's a beta version, so I'd recommend 1.4 until they come out with a stable 1.5. The enterprise edition is mostly for companies, it comes with extra stuff like servlets, IIRC. As for the IDE, I highly recommend eclipse with the Java plugin

one mind

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one mind

Jan 7, 2005 at 12:10 AM

Thanks RoboGuy,

Are you sure its not 5?
This is the title of the d/l page JDK 5.0 Update 1 - NetBeans 4.0

Also, it has an article about top 5 reasons to choose 5.0 over 1.4. It sounds pretty convincing.

Do you have a link where it says it is beta?

Thanks again

Boder

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Boder

Jan 7, 2005 at 12:23 AM

The instructor will tell you what he wants, I would hope. It could go either way really, last quarter we were using 1.4 but I think this quarter they are using 1.5.

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one mind

Jan 7, 2005 at 12:32 AM

Thanks Boder, I'm thinking of getting a head start while on my holidays :)

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one mind

Jan 7, 2005 at 6:50 PM

Thanks AP's, that was very helpful.
Luckily I d/l 1.4
I have been programming c# for over a year and am finding java really easy to adapt to. They are very similar.
Thanks again :)

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