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Java EE, on the other hand, provides APIs and is typically used to run larger applications. All three euphemisms refer to the basic Java specification that includes the act of defining types and objects. This process decides what goes into (or gets removed from the JDK). Java is synonymous with Java Standard Edition (Java SE) or Core Java. Java SE (Standard Edition) is a specification that’s governed by the JCP (Java Community Process). You might’ve heard the Java SDK called the JDK. Only developers and Enterprise administrators should download these releases.ĭownloading these releases requires an account. There has been a lot of confusion lately about Java and its available SDKs (Software Development Kits). They are not updated with the latest security patches and are not recommended for use in production.įor production use Oracle recommends downloading the latest JDK and JRE versions and allowing auto-update.
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WARNING: These older versions of the JRE and JDK are provided to help developers debug issues in older systems. In this tutorial, you will learn how to get started with JDK 8 in NetBeans IDE and how to use the IDE support for such Java SE 8 features as compact. The JDK includes tools useful for developing and testing programs written in the Java programming language and running on the Java TM platform. The JDK is a development environment for building applications, applets, and components using the Java programming language.

The JDK is a development environment for building applications using. Thank you for downloading this release of the Java TM Platform, Standard Edition Development Kit (JDK TM). Java SE 8 Archive Downloads (JDK 8u211 and later).
