The Java SE Development Kit consists of the Java compiler, tools for creating and managing JAR (Java Archive) files, and tools for managing and monitoring the JVM.

The production release of Java Development Kit 12, based on Java SE (Standard Edition) 12, is now available. JDK 12 builds are available from Oracle for Linux, Windows, and MacOS.

Oracle's latest release of the Java platform, Java Standard Edition 12 (Java SE 12) offers better performance, functionality, security and programmer productivity. This version, also known as Java ...

Sun announced at JavaOne that the development kit for its Java Platform Standard Edition platform will be available to developers on an open-source basis with GPLv2 licensing.

Java Development Kit 12, the next version of Java SE, has reached the point where its major feature set is frozen.