Java 1.5.0 Now Officially Java 5.0

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Java 1.5.0 Now Officially Java 5.0

Posted by timothy on Sunday July 4, 2004 @10:25AM from the these-version-numbers-you-could-leap-to dept.

Quantum Jim writes "In a move which out-does Netscape's one-version number skip and Winamp's two-numbers skip, Sun has announced that the upcoming Java2 release will be marketed as version 5.0, skipping three-and-a-half numbers. Can version 6.022E23 be far behind? Thanks to David Flanagan for the heads-up."

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95 - 2000 by alitaa · 2004-07-04 10:28 · Score: 3, Funny

that number skip was quite huge too :p
Not really that odd - Emacs did it already by Chainsaw · 2004-07-04 10:28 · Score: 3, Funny

Isn't GNU Emacs really at version number 1.21.x.y but they just skip the leading "1." when writing it? Then this would be the same, except that it's just a programming language and not an operating system in desperate need of a good editor.

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1. Re:Not really that odd - Emacs did it already by Anonymous Coward · 2004-07-04 10:49 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I wish people would stop saying that about Emacs, when there exists a perfectly good vi implementation for it.
Awesome by Anonymous Coward · 2004-07-04 10:29 · Score: 2, Funny

This will go great with my new copy of Linux 10.0.
Re:Other Famous Version Number Skips by Anonymous Coward · 2004-07-04 10:29 · Score: 5, Funny

I can think of two:
Windows 3.1 to Windows 95: 91.9 version numbers skipped
Windows 98 to Windows 2000: 1902 version numbers skipped
Re:Other Famous Version Number Skips by Anonymous Coward · 2004-07-04 10:30 · Score: 5, Funny

In that vein, Sim City 3000 to 4 dropped back 2996.
Re:Winamp didn't skip version 4 by GnuVince · 2004-07-04 10:30 · Score: 4, Funny

Winamp could go with 8 for the next version and go with fibonacci version numbers
they must have Jedi on the payroll by eidechse · 2004-07-04 10:32 · Score: 5, Funny

"This is the version you're looking for."
[waves hand Alec Guinness style]
1. Re:they must have Jedi on the payroll by zoloto · 2004-07-04 11:52 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Alec Guinness was always my favorite.
  
  AG: "This isn't the code you're looking for"
  SCO: "THis isn't the code we're looking for"
  AG: "You're a bunch of whiny assholes"
  SCO: "We're a bunch of whiny assholes"
  AG: "Slashdot was right all along"
  SCO: "Slashdot was right all along"
  AG: "Move along"
  SCO: "Move along, Move along"
  
  Linus Torvalds: "I thought for sure they were going litigate us"
  AG: "The force is your ally to a weak mind"
  
  Not that I'm implying any SCO code is in linux, but if you couldn't see that try reading it again. Mods, please be gentle!
Re:Winamp didn't skip version 4 by Epistax · 2004-07-04 10:32 · Score: 5, Funny

If it has the features of 3 AND the ability of 2 any boolean logitician will tell you that the version number should be 6.
Systems already in place. by ameoba · 2004-07-04 10:32 · Score: 3, Funny

They should've just adopted an existing versioning system such as the one GNU Emacs uses and called it Java 15.0 to avoid creating any unnecessary confusion.

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Re:Other Famous Version Number Skips by NitsujTPU · 2004-07-04 10:40 · Score: 5, Funny

Windows XP = Windows written using the buddy system, on daily builds, where code is thrown away at the end of the day if it isn't complete. The entire design is sitting on flash cards taped to a filing cabinet somewhere in a break room at Microsoft.
Now it's obvious... by omicronish · 2004-07-04 10:50 · Score: 5, Funny

that Java is better than C#/.NET: 5.0 > 2.0. I was so confused as to which I should choose. Thanks Sun for helping!
Linus makes announcement by Pharmboy · 2004-07-04 10:59 · Score: 5, Funny

In other news:

Linus Torvald announced today that the next version of the Linux kernel will be released a "Linux Kernel Version 11". Said Torvald, "Thats one more than Mac's OS, and several more than Microsoft, so people will know its better."

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Not as fast as gentoo linux by ringer9cs · 2004-07-04 11:02 · Score: 4, Funny

What happened from Gentoo Linux 1.4 to Gentoo Linux 2004.0!!!
Re:Embarrassing and Harmful by Anonymous Coward · 2004-07-04 11:11 · Score: 1, Funny

Sounds good to me. On my resume I'll just put that I'm experienced in Java three and four, and I'm willing to bet the hiring department will put me right on ahead of the honest people.
Re:Winamp didn't skip version 4 by VertigoAce · 2004-07-04 11:37 · Score: 5, Funny

Winamp v8: twice the features of 3 with the speed and ability of 2. Or none of the features of 3 with four times the speed and ability of 2. Or the speed and ability of 2 cubed.
Re:Embarrassing and Harmful by Alexis+de+Torquemada · 2004-07-04 12:14 · Score: 3, Funny

Java has a good name for professionalism, but whoever came up with this ought to hang their head in shame.
You misspelled "ought to be hung".

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Borg Numbering by Boyceterous · 2004-07-04 12:38 · Score: 4, Funny

They should have called it
Seven of Nine
and introduced a couple of bulging container classes.
Re:For non-physics people: by fcw · 2004-07-04 12:41 · Score: 5, Funny

Now also known as Javagadro's number, the number of functions in the standard class libraries.
Re:Pedant time... by Laser+Lou · 2004-07-04 14:39 · Score: 3, Funny

They raised it to MS-DOS 8, even though it had fewer commands. If they really want to kill DOS, they should announce a product called "MS-DOS Forever."

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Aerospace Industry by greyhoundofdeath · 2004-07-04 18:19 · Score: 3, Funny

Let take a look at some airliner sequences. Just when you think they're being consistent, they zing you.

Airbus:
A300
A310 up 10
A320 up 10
A330 up 10
A340 up 10
A319 down 21
A321 up 2
A380 up 59

Boeing
707
727 up 20
737 up 10
747 up 10
757 up 10
767 up 10
777 up 10
717 down 60
7E7 D0?
I guess they've been using HEX all along. Who the $#%^ versions in HEX?