What is jdk?

Question

i am new in java..

Answer 1

The Java Development Kit (JDK) is a software development environment used for developing Java applications and applets. It includes the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), an interpreter/loader (java), a compiler (javac), an archiver (jar), a documentation generator (javadoc) and other tools needed in Java development.

Answer 2

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/jdk-8-readme-2095712.html#contents

the JDK is simply a development envoirment for developing with the Java language.

take into consideration that it does NOT include IDE which is a program like eclipse or netbeans that can be used to write and run code.
that needed to be downloaded seperately.

a tutorial can be found here
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/getStarted/cupojava/netbeans.html

Answer 3

it's a java development kit dude

Answer 4

JDK is an acronym simply saying a short form for JAVA Development Kit
Its a Environment wherein one can develop code in Java Language

Answer 5

thanks..

Answer 6

java development kit

Answer 7

Jdk

Answer 8

yea..

Answer 9

Jdk

Answer 10

java development kit is basically a software development environment that includes: java compiler(javac), java archiving tool(jar) and java debugging tool(jdb).