The Java Developers Kit

Version 1.0.1

The Java Developers Kit (JDK) lets you write applets that conform to the applet API for the Java Programming Language. This version of the JDK has only minor difference from the last one - look at Recent Changes for more information.

The JDK comes with a COPYRIGHT file with copyright and license information, and a README file with information about why we made the JDK, what packages comprise the final applet API, and how to get in touch with us.

How to download the JDK
for
SPARC/Solaris 2.3, 2.4, or 2.5
Microsoft Windows NT/95
Macintosh System 7.5 (JDK Beta 1)

Documentation

(Some of these documents are also available via FTP.)

Frequently Asked Questions: Answers to common questions.
Example Applets: Sample applets that we've written.
API Documentation: Reference documentation for the JDK API.
Tool Documentation: Reference documentation for the JDK tools, including the Applet Viewer and the compiler, interpreter, and debugger for the Java Programming Language.
Java Programming Language Debugging: Tutorials to help you use JDB, as well as a discussion of the Java Programming Language debugging architecture.
Java Language Specification: October 30, 1995 draft, available via FTP in compressed Postscript ( ~265K ) or zipped Postscript ( ~190K ) format.
Known Bugs and Frequently Requested Features: Please look at these lists before you report a bug.
WinHelp versions of the documentation: For Windows users, this is the documentation converted to WinHelp format, maintained by Bill Bercik, a thirty-party developer. Contact him with any questions by e-mail at bill@dippybird.com.

Copyright © 1995 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 2550 Garcia Ave., Mtn. View, CA 94043-1100 USA. All rights reserved. For Java technical support, see the newsgroup comp.lang.java or send mail to java@java.sun.com. For problems with this web site, send mail to webmaster@java.sun.com.