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What is the difference between JVM, JDK, JRE & OpenJDK?

September 24, 2022 by Tarik

JVM The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is the virtual machine that runs the Java bytecodes. The JVM doesn’t understand Java source code; that’s why you need compile your *.java files to obtain *.class files that contain the bytecodes understood by the JVM. It’s also the entity that allows Java to be a “portable language” (write … Read more

Differences between Oracle JDK and OpenJDK

September 7, 2022 by Tarik

Both OpenJDK and Oracle JDK are created and maintained currently by Oracle only. OpenJDK and Oracle JDK are implementations of the same Java specification passed the TCK (Java Technology Certification Kit). Most of the vendors of JDK are written on top of OpenJDK by doing a few tweaks to [mostly to replace licensed proprietary parts … Read more