Choosing The Right JDK Vendor and JVM

Choosing The Right JDK Vendor and JVM

This time around, I will discuss different offers made by various JDK vendors or companies who produce their own version of the Java Development Kit. We used to only have one version of JDK (released by Oracle) and that isn't the case anymore today as there are already various versions released by different vendors. On top of that, I'll also discuss which Java Virtual Machine you should be using as well to execute your Java code. If you'd like to know more about JDK vendors and JVMs, please keep on watching.

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My name is Tim Buchalka and I have put together a series of videos which I call the "Programming Tip of the Day". And basically, each video goes through talking about some of the pitfalls and things that you'll need to overcome to succeed as a programmer, things like overcoming frustration and keeping yourself motivated.

In this series, I will also answer common questions about choosing a programming language to learn, questions about your career path and things of that nature. Now there's a lot of other things as well that I'll cover in these videos and I'm also opening the lines for you to tell me what you want me to cover.

Now I've been a programmer for over 35 years so I think I'm really qualified to answer a lot of these questions. So if you do have a question, pop the question in the comments section of this video and I'll do my best to address that in a future video.

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[AnushR]

Looking forward to use Amazon Corretto in your Java Masterclass course on Udemy🙂 Thanks for this video.

[anushreesoni]

Hello Tim, first of all, a big thank for the efforts that you make to deliver a well updated content. But, I have a question what is the advantage of using the custom OpenJDK version developed by Amazon over OpenJDK version of Oracle ?

[chandansharma]

It was really a wonderful video Mr. Buchalka. I was using the oracle's JDK but I'm looking forward to use Amazon Corretto.

[vincecanino]

This is good content to know. Considering now companies will have to pay for Java software (if they even use the Runtime Environment). This is a big factor and knowing options as a developer is helpful

[alphacode]

quite a lot of information on this video, very interesting, I thought that we only have the oracle and the open-source options, but now I see that I have quite a range to choose from if and when I need to make that choice, great video.

[vlad]

First of all thank you for these videos, they are very informative! Am I the only one who gets irritated by those frequent left and right video shifts when the text appears?

[ferfykins]

Excellent video thanks Tim!! Was skeptical at first, but you've convinced me ;)

[rx]

Thanks for the details. Couple of basic questions -What part of Java is controlled by Oracle that users want to pay to Oracle for its license? Why can't open source contributors produce better jdk and jvm ?
I read something about Java TCK that Oracle owns but I do not quite understand. Can you please talk about it ?

[robwm]

FYI - Oracle OpenJDK doesn't support Java Web Start or Java Forms. If you need those features, you'll need another JDK that does support these features.

[Geminis]

Thanks so much for this amazing video!!

[yashkadam]

Hey Tim, I've started learning Java recently, yeah this is my first Language & I'm sticking to it. But can you tell me, What future opportunities or (fields) I can have as a Java developer ...
Thanks!!

[johnconley]

...thank you....now....should I still be using Notepad ? I get on with it, I have to put the input in. I've been 'coding' through the pandemic...should I change ?

[akhilasati]

As amazon corretto provides only lts version and regular updates so these updates contains features of oracle jdk 12 or 13 or 14 ? As oracle only provides updates for higher version.

[nakulkumar]

So if I want to put some tutorials on youtube i can use the otn version of java from oracle.

[ivangolyshev]

Hey Tim, thanks a LOT for your work and videos! But I have a question: Could you explain, what is the difference between standard JVM (It's installing with OpenJDK) and HotSpot JVM? And Should (And especially Could) I install HotSpot over standard JMV or together?

[amrandom]

Can i use Amazon Corretto for commercial purpose for free?

[len]

Can you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do a video on building, bundling and deploying a java program or app (JAR) to desktop or network? Also a really in depth tutorial on how to accomplish this and java versions PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!

[victoriensukarieh]

does the master class cover everything in the crash course?
would it be recommended to get both or the master class is enough?

[GauravSharmaSDE]

After Google going Kotlin first for android, what about Java-android Developers? Should we move on to Kotlin?