Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) software is the premier platform for rapidly developing and deploying secure, portable applications that run on server and desktop systems spanning most operating systems. J2SE 1.5 is a significant release including many new features and updates while preserving compatibility and stability.
Major updates are:
- New language updates: Metadata, Generics, Enumerated types, Autoboxing of primitive types
- New JVM Monitoring and Mangement API
- Improved out-of-box performance
- New (but compatible) default Java look and feel