SDN: A Community for Sun Developers

Visit java.sun.com for everything you need to know about Java technology.

Discover how JavaFX targets the high-impact rich-content RIA web development market and comprises a set of runtime environments, widgets, development tools, and Java FX script environments for creating Java applets and Java applications.

Explore the resources and community available to the Solaris OS developer.

Learn how to create, test, certify, and market applications for consumer devices, from phonetops to desktops.

MySQL database is the world's most popular open source database because of its fast performance, high reliability, ease of use, and dramatic cost savings.

Find all the tools, technologies, hardware, service, and support you need to develop and deploy Web 2.0 applications.

Collaborate on the open-source JDK, an implementation of the Java SE platform specification defined in the Java Community Process program.

Collaborate and innovate with other developers to drive the evolution of the Java ME platform for mobile and embedded devices.

Join this open-source community to create an industry-leading Java EE 5 platform-compatible application server.

Submit bugs and feature requests, provide news for the NetBeans community, contribute code, or create a project of your own.

Come to this gathering place for Java technology enthusiasts and existing communities across industries, platforms, and interest groups.

An open organization that solicits input from active members and nonmembers, the JCP guides the development and approval of Java technical specifications.

Participate in Sun's foundation for the connected developer of tomorrow. Host your open source projects and code, as well as find and collaborate with developers of like mind and passion from around the globe.

Develop skills and advance your career at Tech Days, Sun's Worldwide Developer Conference.

Get the latest information on the JavaOne Conference.

Share questions, ideas, and insights on Java technologies and programming techniques in the Sun community forums.

Get information about system administration, hardware compatibility, and more, contributed by Sun and members of the community.

Submit content, interact with peers through comments and voting, and earn rewards for your contributions.

Meet regularly in a Java User Group (JUG) to exchange technical ideas and information.

Get expert technical help from the source -- engineer to engineer.

Sun Developer Services provide how-to help, product support, and on-site consulting for Sun developer products.

Sun Service Plans fit your products -- and your individual needs.

Get training and certification on Sun technologies.

Plans include product support and updates, programming assistance and "second opinions" on coding, and education credits for training and certification.

Sun provides mission-critical deployment telephone support for enterprise customers running applications that use Sun Java runtime environments (JREs) in environments using Windows, Linux, or Solaris operating systems.

Get support throughout the design, development, testing, and production phases of the solution life cycle.

The SDN Academic Developer Program offers you ready access to tools, resources, and student communities.

These links to articles, tutorials, books, and downloads help you find what you need to start writing Java technology-based applications.

Get the information and resources you need to begin developing applications using the Solaris Operating System.

These tutorials will get you started with Sun Studio software.

DocWeb is a dynamic implementation of javadoc which allows a user to browse and search API documentation. An SDN member can contribute translations, comments, code samples and bug references as well as rate the contributions.

NetBeans is an open-source Integrated Development Environment (IDE), an extensible platform, and an open-source community.

Sun Studio software delivers high performance, optimizing C, C++, and Fortran compilers for the Solaris OS on SPARC, and both Solaris and Linux on x86/x64 platforms.

Invest in your professional development to enhance your competency and realize your career goals.

With Sun certification, show that you have the competency, dedication, and thrust that add value in the highly competitive technology field.

Get 24x7 access to web-based or CD-ROM Sun-authorized courseware and practice exams.

Sun's wide range of IT services -- from consulting to courseware to certification -- can strengthen the performance of your IT team.

OpenSolaris is an open source community for collaboration and around OpenSolaris technology.

Deliver network storage services more quickly on multiple platforms, with the support of the open-source community.

OpenJFX is a community project for sharing early versions of the JavaFX Script language and for collaborating on its development.

Get the latest on scripts and scripting gadgets, widgets, and wrappers, subscribe to RSS newsfeeds, and find related websites.

Go to the developer site for Sun's identity management solutions: overview, downloads, and reference at your fingertips.

Access articles, FAQs, docs, downloads, and more at the developer site for Sun Java System Web Server and Sun Java System Web Proxy Server.

Experience Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server (previously named Sun Java System Application Server), an easy, fast, and industry-leading application server based on Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) technology for developing and delivering web applications and web services.

System Administrator Resources and Community

Sun is committed to helping student developers get started on the right foot. We offer free software, open-source code, tools, and the widely adopted Solaris platform. Jump-start your career here.

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