The Java Development Kit (JDK) is a development environment for building Java applications and applets that can then run on any Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The JDK includes a variety of development ...

Since their inclusion in Java 11, Java Flight Recorder and JDK Mission Control have become the de facto Java profiling tools for the JVM. Test your knowledge with these 10 questions.

The JRE is the on-disk part of Java that creates the JVM and loads programs into them. The JDK provides the tools necessary to write Java programs that can be executed and run by the JVM and JRE.

With JDK 21, Java is entering a new era of efficiency and security, making it a compelling choice for enterprises building scalable, secure applications.

This latest version of Java, due to arrive as a production release on September 16, has 18 features. JDK 25 comes on the heels of JDK 24, a six-month-support release that arrived March 18.