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Monday, January 19, 2009

How Java Technology Evolves

Java technology evolves through the Java Community Process (JCP) program. The JCP is an open, community-based standards organization with a formal process for defining and revising Java technology specifications. JCP program members are individuals and organizations that share a common interest in seeing Java technology continue to evolve to meet market needs successfully. Even though the JCP is an open, community-based process, Sun Microsystems retains all Java technology-related trademarks and remains the ultimate authority for the Java platform.

The JCP process is straightforward: JCP members who want to extend the Java platform submit a formal proposal called a Java Specification Request (JSR), which then proceeds through a well-defined life cycle of drafts, reviews, and approval ballots. You can subscribe to the JCP mailing list to receive regular updates on JSRs and on JCP procedures, participate in public reviews by responding to requests for public comment, or even become a member of an expert group that shepherds a JSR through the development process.

To stay current with Java ME developments, keep up with the relevant JSRs. To start, read this Introduction to Mobility Java Technology and visit the JCP Java ME technology page. The JCP page lists more than 80 relevant JSRs, both those that have earned final approval and those that are still in process. Your contributions help ensure that Java technology continues to satisfy market needs.

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