J2se 6 Update 14 Link

Update 14 was essentially a "feature backport" release. By including G1 and compressed pointers, Sun gave developers a preview of the performance gains coming in Java 7 while maintaining the stable environment of Java 6.

This update featured , which integrated several optimizations originally slated for later versions like Java 7. J2Se 6 Update 14

: A new optimization ( -XX:+DoEscapeAnalysis ) allowed the compiler to determine if an object is "escaped" (used outside a method). If it isn't, the JVM can allocate the object on the stack instead of the heap, significantly speeding up execution and reducing garbage collection overhead. Update 14 was essentially a "feature backport" release