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.

Free is not a good dealOracle this week made Oracle JDK “available for free,” for personal, commercial and production use, including quarterly security updates, for a limited time. However ...

Java 24 arrived today in a production release, packed with two dozen features. It’s a short-term support release eligible for six months of premier support.