Difference Between J2EE 1.4 and J2SE 5.0

[beefeater267]

Hi,

I'm new to the Java world and dont know whether to choose J2EE 1.4 or J2SE 5.0

I'm guessing J2SE 5.0 is the newest version.. (1.5).

I noticed that 5.0 does not include servlet classes, so I referenced the JAR from tomcat.

Are there any other pros / cons for using either one?

Thanks alot

 

[sedj]

J2SE : Java 2 Standard Edition - core JDK/JRE and standard classes.
J2EE : Java 2 Enterprise Edition - an extension to J2SE which provides the APIs for more advanced Java coding.

You cannot run J2EE without J2SE.
J2EE contains the servlet API, among others.

--------------------------------------------------
Free Java/J2EE Database Connection Pooling Software

http://www.primrose.org.uk

 

[timw]

Also, have a read of thread197-1160724.

Tim

 

[beefeater267]

so, should you download both J2EE AND J2SE

 

[sedj]

If you are a noob, I would begin with J2SE - you cannot realistically learn all the J2EE APIs without knowing how to code in Java.

--------------------------------------------------
Free Java/J2EE Database Connection Pooling Software

http://www.primrose.org.uk