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Java 2
Platform era: J2SE/J2EE/J2ME branding and major library growth.
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All About Java 2
Java 2 • 1998
Collections Framework (historic)Swing (historic)
All About Java 2
Platform era: J2SE/J2EE/J2ME branding and major library growth.
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Java 2 (1998)
- Major platform/library expansion.
- Historically associated with J2SE/J2EE/J2ME era branding.
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