Developers will be able to test-drive the next-generation Java programming language by using the new version of Oracle's NetBeans IDE (integrated developer environment), released Wednesday.
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.
Java technology allows you to work and play in a secure computing environment. 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.
