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Java 1.5.0 Now Officially Java 5.0

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. Re:Other Famous Version Number Skips by Anonymous Coward · · 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

  2. Re:Other Famous Version Number Skips by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    In that vein, Sim City 3000 to 4 dropped back 2996.

  3. they must have Jedi on the payroll by eidechse · · Score: 5, Funny

    "This is the version you're looking for."
    [waves hand Alec Guinness style]

  4. Re:Winamp didn't skip version 4 by Epistax · · 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.

  5. Re:Other Famous Version Number Skips by NitsujTPU · · 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.

  6. Now it's obvious... by omicronish · · 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!

  7. Linus makes announcement by Pharmboy · · 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."

    --
    Tequila: It's not just for breakfast anymore!
  8. Re:Winamp didn't skip version 4 by VertigoAce · · 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.

  9. Re:For non-physics people: by fcw · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now also known as Javagadro's number, the number of functions in the standard class libraries.