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March, 1995
The earliest known snapshot of java.sun.com
(also known then as www.javasoft.com) trumpeting a new browser called
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~ later March
New features, including search,
and announcing a new comp.lang.java newsgroup!
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May 23, 1995
Sun formally introduces the Java
platform to the world, via the front page of its www.sun.com site.
Netscape announces it will include Java
technology with its popular browser.
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Thoughout later 1995
The java.sun.com site is the central hub
for information about this exciting emerging technology.
This "nine icons" design by Marsh
Chamberlain and Lisa Friendly was popular and attractive.
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March, 1996
The high speed of technology growth
forces a redesign and restructuring of our content.
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August, 1996
To help us cope with the "newsy" aura
surrounding the Java platform, we switch to a magazine format. (This
cover is from January, 1997.)
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February, 1997
We quickly find that even a magzine
format isn't nimble enough to accommodate the speed of the growth in
the technology.
With the explosion of new Java platform
technologies, the "new" format is obviously showing some strain.
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March, 1997
We move to a more flexible front page,
which can be updated daily.
Also introduced is the popular Products
& APIs index.
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March, 1997
The Java Developer Connection introduces
its new look.
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November, 1998
We launch the Java Industry Connection to
provide easy access to news, customer stories, and product
announcements.
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June, 1999
The last java.sun.com page in the
previous design.
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June 10, 1999
We launch a new unified design across
java.sun.com, the Java Developer Connection, the Java Industry
Connection, and other Java technology sites.
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~ June, 2001
An updated version of the previous
design, aimed at making it easier to find key downloads and topics,
such as J2SE and J2EE.
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December 5, 2003
A dramatic new redesign and information
architecture, organized around the most important visitor tasks.
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May 2, 2005
As part of a design update to all the
Sun web sites, we moved to this design. Some
minor navigational and content improvements during this era also. I was sad to see the masthead picture go, but we had plans
to add more team photos within the site (see next).
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During 2005
Not a home page, but an example of a
more engaging design we're using for some tools and platform areas.
This one features Java Studio Creator team members in the big pictures
at the top. (Because of tabs and subtabs, this design also crams in lot
of information in a compact space.)
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April/May, 2006
We simplified the home page designs a
bit, added
more elbow room for content, and added pulldown menus at the top to
make it much easier to navigate to key locations.
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July, 2006
A visual update that also helps
categorize content so it's easier for you to scan visually.
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