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Java is an interpreted, concurrent and object-oriented programming language originally designed to be highly portable, as such it can be thought of and indeed is frequently used as much as a platform on its own as a programming language.

Java virtual machines and compilers for OS/2

IBM Java - VM supplied with IBM's OS/2 Warp Version 4 and later. Outdated but fast.
Golden Code J2SE for OS/2 - Commercial VM - Discontinued
InnoTek Java
Odin + OpenJDK

Compiler

Jikes - Java bytecode compiler. Fast - Open Source - Discontinued
kaffe - Never officially released for OS/2 but an internal port existed - Slow - Open Source - Discontinued

Add-on's and libraries

Apache XML Commons - Sundry Java based XML tools - Open source - Current
Apache Xerces2 Java - Modular XML parser - Open source - Current
BISS-AWT - UI library & awt replacement - Open source - Current
Java+ - Preprocessor - Open Source - Discontinued
LZ4 - Compression library - Open source - Current
Magician - Java interface to OpenGL - Commercial - Discontinued.
NetRexx - Scripting language - Current.
Snappy - Compression lib. - Open Source - Current.
TOPLink - Database connection/persistence classes- Commercial - Discontinued (Available in a different form)
xBaseJ - Access and use xBase databases - Open source - Current

Foreign libraries with Java bindings

Cairo - 2D graphics library - Open source - Current
e_Db - Library for C & C++, also has Java API's/bindings - Commercial - Discontinued.
LibcURL - Internet URL (WWW, FTP, etc) access - Open Source - Current.
LZ4 - Compression library with 3d party JNI bindings - Open source - Current
Snappy - Compression lib. - Open Source - Current.

Java IDE's and development systems

JFactory - Commercial - Discontinued.
VisualAge Generator - Commercial - Discontinued.

Utilities and test software

ANTLR - Parser generator - Runs on and generates Java code.
Ephedra - C/C++ to Java - Open source - Discontinued
Exuberant ctags - Creates index files out of Java source files - Open source - Current.
Mauve - Java Class Library test suite - Open Source - Current.
Pillarsoft Suite - Contains a code template tool with Java support - Shareware - Discontinued

Applications with a Java programming interface

PostgreSQL - SQL relational database system - Open source - Current.

Text & programmers editors with Java support

Boxer - Java syntax highlighting support built in - Commercial - DOS and OS/2 versions discontinued, Win32 version still sold.
Elvis - Java syntax support included by default - Open source - Current.
Enhanced Editor - Has Java syntax highlighting built in with some auto-formatting features.
FTE - Has support for syntax highlighting, code folding and syntax-aware autoindent. - Open source - Current.
Future Wave Editor - syntax support included by default - Shareware - Current.
jEdit - Java based - Java syntax highlighting built in - Current.
Lugaru Epsilon - Java syntax highlighting, code folding and syntax-aware autoindent. - Commercial.
NEdit - XFree86 - Autoindent, autocomplete and syntax highlighting - Open source - Discontinued.

Publications

M. Zenger: Evolving Software with Extensible Modules - In PostScript format
Christian Plesner Hansen, Mads Torgersen and Erik Ernst: Wild FJ - Explains the formalised Wildcards that were introduced with Java5

Tutorials and other learning material

Aalto University and the University of Helsinki have a free course in Java called Part one here and part two here.
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/ - Introductory Java tutorials from Oracle Corp.

Books

Ronny Richardson: Java Applets and Channels Without Programming - Manning 1997, ISBN 1884777392
Kris Jamsa: Java Now!' - Delmar Cengage Learning 1996, ISBN 1884133304

Links

Joop Nijenhuis's Java for OS/2 page - Fairly up to date page that lists Java apps tested with eCS
DZone's Java Page - Lots of Java links and info
Russ Harvey Consulting's Java page - Lots of info both for OS/2 and other OS's.
USENET comp.lang.java.programmer - Unmoderated java discussion group

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 Java is an interpreted, concurrent and object-oriented programming language originally designed to be highly portable, as such it can be thought of and indeed is frequently used as much as a platform on its own as a programming language.
-== Java virtual machines and compilers for OS/2 ==
+==Java virtual machines and compilers for OS/2 ==
-* [[IBM Java]] - VM Supplied with IBM's OS/2 and as an optional install with eComStation. Outdated but fast.
+* [[IBM Java]] - VM supplied with IBM's OS/2 Warp Version 4 and later. Outdated but fast.
 * [[Golden Code J2SE for OS/2]] - Commercial VM - Discontinued
 * [[InnoTek Java]]
-* [[Jikes]] - Java bytecode compiler. Fast - Open Source - Discontinued
-* [[kaffe]] - Never officially released for OS/2 but an internal port existed - Slow - Open Source - Discontinued
 * [[Odin]] + [[OpenJDK]]
-====Add-on's and libraries====
+===Compiler===
+*[[Jikes]] - Java bytecode compiler. Fast - Open Source - Discontinued
+*kaffe - Never officially released for OS/2 but an internal port existed - Slow - Open Source - Discontinued
+===Add-on's and libraries===
 * [[Apache XML Commons]] - Sundry [[Java]] based XML tools - Open source - Current
 * [[Apache Xerces2 Java]] - Modular [[XML]] parser - Open source - Current
@@ Line 19: / Line 21: @@
 * [[NetRexx]] - Scripting language - Current.
 * [[Snappy]] - Compression lib. - Open Source - Current.
-* [[TOPLink]] - Database connection/persistence classes- Commercial - Discontinued (Available in a different form)
+*TOPLink - Database connection/persistence classes- Commercial - Discontinued (Available in a different form)
 * [[xBaseJ]] - Access and use [[xBase]] databases - Open source - Current
@@ Line 57: / Line 59: @@
 * Christian Plesner Hansen, Mads Torgersen and Erik Ernst: ''[http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/wadler/fool/program/final/14/14_Paper.pdf Wild FJ]'' - Explains the formalised Wildcards that were introduced with Java5
-====Tutorials and other learning material====
+===Tutorials and other learning material===
 * Aalto University and the University of Helsinki have a free course in Java called [http://mooc.fi/courses/2013/programming-part-1/ Part one here] and [http://mooc.fi/courses/2013/programming-part-2/ part two here].
 * https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/ - Introductory Java tutorials from Oracle Corp.
-====Books====
+===Books===
-* [[Ronny Richardson]]: ''Java Applets and Channels Without Programming'' - August 1, 1997 - Manning Publications - Paperback, 372 pages - ISBN 1884777392 - ISBN 978-1884777394 - Out of print
+* [[Ronny Richardson]]: ''Java Applets and Channels Without Programming'' - Manning 1997, ISBN 1884777392
-* [[Kris Jamsa]]: ''Java Now!''' - 2 January, 1996 - Delmar Cengage Learning - Paperback, 224 pages- ISBN 1884133304 - ISBN 978-1884133305 - Out of print
+* [[Kris Jamsa]]: ''Java Now!''' - Delmar Cengage Learning 1996, ISBN 1884133304
 ==Links==
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 * [https://dzone.com/java-jdk-development-tutorials-tools-news DZone's Java Page] - Lots of Java links and info
 * [http://www.russharvey.bc.ca/resources/java.html Russ Harvey Consulting's Java page] - Lots of info both for OS/2 and other OS's.
-====USENET====
+*USENET [news:comp.lang.java.programmer comp.lang.java.programmer] - Unmoderated java discussion group
-* [news:comp.lang.java.programmer comp.lang.java.programmer] - Unmoderated java discussion group - Go to the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/comp.lang.java.programmer Google groups version] if your ISP does not offer USENET access or you are in any other way newsgroup challenged.
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