Stewards Announce New Java Community Process

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Darryl K. Taft
Darryl K. Taft
Published: Mar 15, 2004
Updated: Feb 2, 2021
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The stewards of Java the Java Community Process Program Management Office and executive committees—last week announced a new version of the JCP: 2.6.

JCP Version 2.6 features enhancements to the process that enable more developers to get involved in the creation of JSRs (Java Specification Requests) earlier in the process, according to JCP officials.

Aaron Williams, JCP executive relations manager and specification lead for JSR 215, which is in charge of JCP 2.6, said the new version encourages more involvement from developers earlier in the process by opening the first-draft review of specifications to the public.

Darryl K. Taft

Darryl K. Taft covers the development tools and developer-related issues beat from his office in Baltimore. He has more than 10 years of experience in the business and is always looking for the next scoop. Taft is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and was named 'one of the most active middleware reporters in the world' by The Middleware Co. He also has his own card in the 'Who's Who in Enterprise Java' deck.

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