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Update 10 of JDK 6 was recently made available and is being announced today. Don't be fooled by the numbering, Java 6 Update 10 is an important release for anything desktop in Java and of course for the upcoming Java FX release later this year. Of course, Java 6 Update 10 can also run GlassFish and other server-side jobs (the custom applet loading screen just isn't as useful in that case...). |
"Update 10" (also referred to as the "Consumer JRE") has a very nicely redone Java Plugin with "draggable applets" (probably blurring yet even more the lines between RIA, RDA, and other silly acronyms :-). Also part of the release are a new Swing look-and-feel, the Java Kernel and QuickStarter, a new comprehensive install /deploy set of tools (JavaScript & Java), and more. This earlier detailled article goes into more details.
Finally, I'm enjoying very much "ThePlanetarium" as a source of information for all things Java SE (similar to what we do here on TheAquarium). Danny has a great list of resources for Java 6 Update 10.
