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    Sean Cundiff
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    Anyone know if there is a difference between 'JDK' and 'Java 2 SDK'? If so, what? -Sean ---- Shag a Lizard

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      Anyone know if there is a difference between 'JDK' and 'Java 2 SDK'? If so, what? -Sean ---- Shag a Lizard

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      Daniel Turini
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      Sean Cundiff wrote: Anyone know if there is a difference between 'JDK' and 'Java 2 SDK'? If so, what? Ahh... And people think that MSDN is confusing :)


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        Anyone know if there is a difference between 'JDK' and 'Java 2 SDK'? If so, what? -Sean ---- Shag a Lizard

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        From what I understand, the JDK was the name they used for the 1.1.x and earlier dev kits. Starting at 1.2 they started calling it the Java SDK.

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          From what I understand, the JDK was the name they used for the 1.1.x and earlier dev kits. Starting at 1.2 they started calling it the Java SDK.

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          Sean Cundiff
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          Apparently JDK is the runtime environment only whereas the Java SDK is the full package. Both seem to be at 1.4.1_02. -Sean ---- Shag a Lizard

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            Apparently JDK is the runtime environment only whereas the Java SDK is the full package. Both seem to be at 1.4.1_02. -Sean ---- Shag a Lizard

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            Pavel Klocek
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            The sole runtime environment is named JRE (Java Runtime Envoronment). Pavel Sonork 100.15206

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              Apparently JDK is the runtime environment only whereas the Java SDK is the full package. Both seem to be at 1.4.1_02. -Sean ---- Shag a Lizard

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              Daniel Turini
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              Sean Cundiff wrote: Apparently JDK is the runtime environment But, what is the JRE, then?


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                Sean Cundiff wrote: Apparently JDK is the runtime environment But, what is the JRE, then?


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                Sean Cundiff
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                Maybe they're the same. When I followed the download path for JDK I ended up getting J2RE. That's the theory I'm going with. -Sean ---- Shag a Lizard

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                  Maybe they're the same. When I followed the download path for JDK I ended up getting J2RE. That's the theory I'm going with. -Sean ---- Shag a Lizard

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                  What download path was this? The links at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/download.html[^] only list JRE/SDK. The last release that was labelled "JDK" (Java Development Kit) was 1.2.1 (but the docs referred to it as the "SDK"). After that, it became the "Java 2 SDK". The entire history of JDK/SDK/JRE downloads is here: http://java.sun.com/products/archive/[^] Note that the JDK/SDK includes the JRE as part of the package.

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                    What download path was this? The links at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/download.html[^] only list JRE/SDK. The last release that was labelled "JDK" (Java Development Kit) was 1.2.1 (but the docs referred to it as the "SDK"). After that, it became the "Java 2 SDK". The entire history of JDK/SDK/JRE downloads is here: http://java.sun.com/products/archive/[^] Note that the JDK/SDK includes the JRE as part of the package.

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                    Hmm, it seems you're correct. The path I followed was from a software vendor who shall remain nameless. It appears that their documentation is a little out of date. -Sean ---- Shag a Lizard

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                      Anyone know if there is a difference between 'JDK' and 'Java 2 SDK'? If so, what? -Sean ---- Shag a Lizard

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                      Here's my understanding (others have touched upon the same): 1) JDK 1.1 (a.k.a., JDK or Java Developers Kit), is the version of Java that runs in browsers by default (i.e., without the need to download a plugin). It included the virtual machine, compiler, APIs, etc. This is several years old. 2) With JDK 1.2, they started also calling it Java 2, perhaps because of the minor version number. It includes the virtual machine, compiler, browser plugin, APIs, etc. 3) In JDK 1.2 - 1.3, they had a separate distribution called JRE (Java Runtime Environment). This was intended as a "thin" distribution for running Java applications only (i.e., no compiler, debugging, APIs, etc.). Intended for end-users. 4) In JDK 1.4, there doesn't seem to be a separate distribution of the JRE, although its included in the developer's JDK distribution. The APIs and capabilities have come a long way since JDK 1.1. From virtual machine changes like the Hotspot runtime vm, to numerous API changes for graphics, collections, etc.

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                        Anyone know if there is a difference between 'JDK' and 'Java 2 SDK'? If so, what? -Sean ---- Shag a Lizard

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                        isn't JDK "Java Driver Kit" ? :wtf::~ :omg::eek: i'm only pointer to myself

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