Java 9 restructured the Java platform so that the JRE is now only available as part of a JDK. You can deliver a bundled JRE with your applications when you want to ship a consumer application ...

The Java platform is distributed as the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), which contains the JVM, the standard class library, and a few other items. You will need both the JRE and a JDK in order to ...

How to install Java on your computer To run Java apps, open JAR files or compile some source code into bytecode you’ll need to install Java. To download and install Java on Windows, MacOS or Ubuntu, ...

As of 2025, 28.8% of businesses still run Java 8, and JDK 11 remains widely used. In BellSoft's 2024 survey, two-thirds of developers reported that they still support applications running on Java ...

The key benefit to Java sampling versus JVM instrumentation is the fact that sampling has a much smaller, and a much more predictable, performance impact. The drawback to Java sampling is that ...

BellSoft, one of the largest external contributors to OpenJDK announced on Tuesday a significant upgrade to its Liberica JDK ...

Oracle has announced the release of Java 20, which includes seven JDK Enhancement Proposals (JEPs). According to Oracle, many of the new features are follow-ups to previous features, adding new ...

Image: Shutterstock Oracle has announced the availability of Java 19 and Oracle JDK 19 for developers, the latest versions of what is arguably the world's most popular programming language. JDK ...

The growth has put Kotlin in second place, albeit well behind Java, but now ahead of Clojure and Scala. Oracle JDK – Java Development Kit – is also losing share to OpenJDK alternatives.

BellSoft, the creator of Liberica JDK, a progressive Java runtime for the most complete Java experience and a leading OpenJDK contributor, today announced a major upgrade to  Liberica JDK Performance ...