FTP client support in JDK strictly follows the standard recommendation, but it has several downsides: It fundamentally differs from the third-party FTP client libraries; these implement RFC959 ...

Java Development Kit (JDK) 11 is now generally available and ready for production use, bringing productivity improvements and an HTTP client API that implements HTTP/2. Version 11 of Java Standard ...

It should be noted that application delivery through a browser isn't completely dead. Java Web Start technology still allows for Java Network Launch Protocol (JNLP) files to be delivered through a ...