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In general terms, documentation is any communicable material (such as text, video, audio, etc., or combinations thereof) used to explain some attributes of an object, system or procedure. It is often used to mean engineering or software documentation, which is usually paper books or computer readable files (such as HTML pages) that describe the structure and components, or on the other hand, operation, of a system/product.
A professional whose field and work is more or less exclusively to write documentation is called a documenter. Normally, documenters are trained or have a background in technical writing, along with some knowledge of the subject(s) they are documenting. Often, though, some part or all of the documentation process is done by the engineers responsible for the system/product to be documented.
By engineers, perhaps among software engineers in particular, documentation is often referred to as the "boring side" of engineering, or considered a necessary evil. This is largely unavoidable since most engineers prefer building things to documenting them, and being implicit experts in what they have built, they may have little motivation in documenting their creations so that others may understand them.
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Java 2 Version 1.4 SDK Documentation - Specification and documentation for JavaTM 2 SDK, Standard Edition version 1.4
Embedded Java - Application environment home.
Meta Description: [ This page contains Embedded At a Glance related to Java SE. ]
Enterprise JavaBeans - Includes white papers, learning center, news, and comparison to COM+/MTS.
Meta Description: [ Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) is the server-side component architecture Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE). EJB technology enables rapid and simplified development of distributed, transactional, secure and portable applications based on Java technology. ]
Glossary of Java Related Terms - Glossary with Java applet search facility. A non-Java version is also available.
Meta Description: [ Glossary ]
Java 1.1 API - Complete on-line documentation for version 1.1 of Java.
Meta Description: [ The J2SE versions listed below have completed the End of Life process and are no longer supported by Sun. Users should upgrade to current product versions. ]
Java 1.2 API - Complete on-line documentation for version 1.2 of Java.
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Java 1.3 API - Complete on-line documentation for version 1.3 of Java.
Meta Description: [ JavaTM 2 SDK, Standard Edition : Documentation ]
Java 1.4.2 API - Complete on-line documentation for version 1.4.2 of Java
Java 2 Platform - Sun Community Source Licensing - Sun's source code for their implementations of the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, available free of charge.
Meta Description: [ Sun Community Source Licensing (SCSL) - Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) - Overview ]
Java 3D - 3D graphics for Java.
Meta Description: [ The Java 3D API provides a set of object-oriented interfaces that support a
simple, high-level programming model you can use to build, render, and
control the behavior of 3D objects and visual environments. ]
Java Card - Specifications which enable Java technology to run on smart cards and other devices with limited memory.
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Java Class Libraries Posters - Poster from Sun giving an overall view of the classes in the Java 2 Platform (Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition).
Meta Description: [ Book - Java Class Libraries Posters ]
Java Communications API - Documentation, user's guide, FAQ, and implementation download.
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Java IDL - Java CORBA interface
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Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines - Focuses on design issues and human-computer interaction in the context of the Java look and feel. Also attempts to provide a common vocabulary for designers, developers, and other professionals.
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language. Along with design guidelines for using the Java Foundation
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Java Media Framework API - Multimedia extensions for Java.
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Java Plug-in - Formerly Java Activator -- replaces browser virtual machine with more recent runtime environment.
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JavaBeans - Java component architecture.
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Javadoc - Includes tool documentation, specification, announcement mailing list, and custom doclets.
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JavaHelp - Downloads, user's guide, FAQ, help authoring tools, and mailing list.
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JDBC - Java DataBase Connectivity information and resources.
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JFC - Java Foundation Classes information and resources.
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Remote Method Invocation - Marketing whitepaper describing benefits of RMI, and how it can be used to connect to existing and legacy systems as well as to components written in Java.
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RMI - Remote Method Invocation information and resources.
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Servlets - Server-side Java; CGI alternative.
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The JAIN APIs - White papers, FAQs, specifications for this set of next generation telecom products and services.
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The Java Language Specification - Sun's formal specification of the Java language (all versions). Online HTML, HTML in ZIP archive, and PDF formats.
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The Java Virtual Machine Specification - Documentation for Java bytecode class file format.
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