버전 6가 나온지도 좀 됐습니다.
아직 사용을 하곤 있지 않지만 뭐가 바뀌었는지는 알아두면 좋을 것 같습니다.
Advantages to running applications on Java SE 6
- Applications run faster on the desktop and servers
- New ‘Dynamic Attach’ diagnostics simplify troubleshooting
- Expanded Solaris DTrace support provides additional value on Solaris
- Improved ‘native’ look and feel across Solaris, Linux, and Windows
- First Java platform with full support for Windows Vista
- JavaScript integrated and included with the platform
- Scripting languages framework extends support for Ruby, Python, and other languages
- Complete light-weight platform for web services, right out of the box
- Simplified GUI design and expanded native platform support
- Full JDBC4 implementation providing improved XML support for Databases
- Java DB included with the JDK, a free to use and deploy Java Database
- Full support by NetBeans IDE 5.5
- Sun Developer Services available to help build more robust applications
Improved User Experience
- Look-and-feel updates to better match underlying operating system
- Improved desktop performance and integration
- Enhanced internationalization support
- Improved performance
- Upwards binary compatibility
Security Features and Enhancements
- Native platform Security (GSS/Kerberos) integration.
- Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) login module that employs LDAP authentication
- New Smart Card I/O API
- Native security services technical article
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Integrated Web Services
- New API for XML digital signature services for secure web services
- New Client and Core Java Architecture for XML-Web Services (JAX-WS) 2.0 APIs
- New support for Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) 2.0
- XML home page
» Find out more
Scripting Language Support (JSR 223)
- New framework and API for scripting languages
- Mozilla Rhino engine for JavaScript built into the platform
- Scripting for the Java Platform technical article
» Find out more
Enhanced Management and Serviceability
- Improved JMX Monitoring API
- Runtime Support for dTrace (Solaris 10 and future Solaris OS releases only)
- Improved memory usage analysis and leak detection
- Monitoring and Management technical article
Increased Developer Productivity
- JDBC 4.0 support (JSR 221)
- Significant library improvements
- Improvements to the Java Platform Debug Architecture (JPDA) & JVM Tool Interface
An in-depth summary of Java SE 6 features and enhancements to the platform is provided in the Java SE Umbrella JSR (JSR 270) and the desktop and core feature overviews.
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