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Java SE 17

Java SE JDK 17.0.8

Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, calculate your mortgage interest, and view images in 3D, just to name a few. This is the latest Java version. Learn what's new on this latest version. Click here if the download does not begin automatically.

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The JDK is the Java Development Kit, the full-featured SDK for Java. It has everything the JRE has, but also the compiler (javac) and tools (like javadoc and jdb). It is capable of creating and compiling programs.

Sometimes, even if you are not planning to do any Java development on a computer, you still need the JDK installed. For example, if you are deploying a web application with JSP, you are technically just running Java programs inside the application server. Why would you need the JDK then? Because the application server will convert JSP into Java servlets and needs to use the JDK to compile the servlets. Read more.

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