We daily program, daily use Java, daily think about Java but many of us do not know code names of Java versions. Yes code names for each version released till date. Let us know in detail about the Java code names in Java In Detail :)

Version Code Name Description Release Date
JDK 1.1.4 Sparkler Resembles the sparkles Sept 12, 1997
JDK 1.1.5 Pumpkin Fruit Dec 3, 1997
JDK 1.1.6 Abigail A female character in Bible April 24, 1998
JDK 1.1.7 Brutus Roman cognomen used by several politicians Sept 28, 1998
JDK 1.1.8 Chelsea Name of the football club April 8, 1999
J2SE 1.2 Playground Playing Ground Dec 4, 1998
J2SE 1.2.1 (none) NA March 30, 1999
J2SE 1.2.2 Cricket Cricket is a insect related to grasshoppers July 8, 1999
J2SE 1.3 Kestrel Name of the birds of Falcon type May 8, 2000
J2SE 1.3.1 Ladybird Ladybird is a insect May 17, 2001
J2SE 1.4.0 Merlin The merlin is a small species of falcon Feb 13, 2002
J2SE 1.4.1 Hopper Hopper is an insect Sept 16, 2002
J2SE 1.4.2 Mantis Mantis is a insect June 26, 2003
J2SE 5.0 Tiger The tiger is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to 3.38 m over curves and weighing up to 388.7 kg in the wild. Sept 29, 2004
J2SE 6.0 Mustang A Mustang is a free-roaming horse December 11, 2006
J2SE 7.0 Dolphin Dolphins are cetacean mammals closely related to whales. July 28, 2011
J2SE 8.0 Code Names are Discontinued. Codenames have been discontinued, but the codename Spider is common among Java developers March 18, 2014