The JDK is the development platform for building Java applications. Learn about different JDK versions, then install a JDK in your development environment and use it to compile a Java program.

The FreeBSD Foundation has added native Java support to its Unix operating system with the release of a Java development kit Written by Munir Kotadia, Contributor Aug. 28, 2003, 9:30 a.m. PT Read now ...

Microsoft has announced general availability (GA) of the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK, the open-source version of the Java development kit (JDK).

Oracle has released the Oracle Java Platform extension for Visual Studio Code, bringing full-featured Java development for Maven and Gradle projects to Microsoft’s popular code editor.

Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK). The news ...

Oracle has announced the availability of Java 18, the latest version of what is claimed to be the world's number one programming language and development platform. Java 18 is the latest release ...

Java Development Definitions This glossary explains the meaning of key words and phrases that information technology (IT) and business professionals use when discussing servers and related software ...

JSDK (Java Servlet Development Kit) is a package containing all the classes and interfaces needed to develop servlets. JSDK also contains a web server and servlet engine to test your creations. The ...

Generally, Java compilers are run and pointed to a programmer's code in a text file to produce a class file for use by the JVM on different platforms. Jikes, for example, is an open source compiler ...

Java is the world’s third most widely used programming language, according to Tiobe Software BV, and is No. 1 in organizational development, according to Oracle.