What Is JDK?

JDK is the acronym for Java Development Kit- essentially a Java platform, consisting of the API classes, a Java compiler, and the Java Virtual Machine interpreter. The JDK is used to compile Java applications and applets. The most current version is the J2SE.

If you use J2SE 1.2 and later to develop applications, you are using what's known as the Java 2 Platform. The latest Java 5 or J2SE 1.5 is Sun’s most ambitious upgrade that has several enhancements to the Java language that did not exist so far.

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