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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. not even the first time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Sun already jumped 1.2 and called it "2".

  2. For non-physics people: by Tar-Palantir · · Score: 5, Informative

    6.022E23 is Avogadro's number, the number of atoms in a mole of an element.

  3. Re:Strongly Typed Container Classes by therealmoose · · Score: 5, Informative
    Auto(un)boxing is the (de)encapsulated of raw types (int, char) into their wrapper classes (Integer, Character) and back as required. Instead of:
    int i = ((Integer) container.get(indx));
    auto(un)boxing allows you to just type:
    int i = container.get(indx);
    It is quite unrelated to generics.
  4. Pedant time... by zoney_ie · · Score: 4, Informative

    Windows 95 = Windows 4.00.950 on MSDOS 7
    Windows 98 = Windows 4.10.1998 on MSDOS 7
    Windows 2000 = Windows NT 5.00.2195
    For completeness...
    Windows XP = Windows NT 5.1.2600

    Come on, out-pedant me...

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    1. Re:Pedant time... by ralian · · Score: 4, Informative
      From http://bug.lockhead.org/build%20numbers.html:
      • Windows Longhorn: ( Most recent known build) PDC build 4051 (Leaked Builds: 3683 4008 4015 4029 4051, 4053)
      • Windows Server 2K3: 5.2.3790
      • XP SP2: 2082 beta 2
      • Windows XP: 5.1.2600 (SP1a)
      • Windows 2000: 5.00.2195 (SP4)
      • Windows NT 4: 4.00.1381 SP6a
      • Windows ME: 4.9.3000
      • Windows 98 SE: 4.10.2222
      • Windows 98: 4.10.1998
      • Windows 95: 4.00.950A
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  5. Version *strip* not skip. by Turadg · · Score: 4, Informative

    Exactly. This isn't a version number "skip"; it's a version number "strip".

    The second digit becomes the first and the third the second. This is perfectly in line with accepted norms when you consider the improvements of 1.4.2 over 1.4.1. For minor increments, Sun had to resort to seriously odd numbers like 1.4.2_04.

    Makes sense to me. The "2" in J2SE is unfortunate, but at this point the numericity of that character is dead. J2SE, J2EE and J2ME are just brands, not versions.

  6. Re:Other Famous Version Number Skips by dnahelix · · Score: 4, Informative

    The ratio of 1:1.618 is known as the Golden Ratio

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