Java 5 Update 21 released - update independently of Java 6 - now that Java 5 has entered its End of Life Service, will we see any more updates? - 17 fixes in Update 21 - 26 fixes in Update 20 java.sun.com: Java 5 "Star Dust" demo for Trident A very nice looking demo for the Trident animation library. "Star Dust" demo for Trident library Recommended book : SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Study Guide (CX-310-065) I've been refocusing on Java 6 and started reading this book, it is excellent so far. Amazon UK link
Update: it looks like Update 16 has now quickly been released. Java SE 6 Update 15 has been released Release note mentions 34 fixes. Release Notes H online news about Java 6 Update 15 Also Java 5.0 Update 20: Java 5 downloads
Java.sun.com has some great articles and news stories at the moment. These include : NIO.2 JDK 7 info. NIO.2 does look great, it has some wonderful new features. A Java Developer's Quiz, Part 2 Developers insight series, part 3: The Process of Writing Code An interesting series of insights and interviews with brilliant Java developers. NetBeans 6.7 beta released
Just a reminder that the excellent Devoxx 2008 material is online. Includes videos from the Java genius Joshua Bloch: Devoxx home page currently has Joshua Bloch talk linked Parleys: all the videos/talks Lots of slides Lots more slides This conference looks excellent.