- The Java Development Kit (JDK) is a software development environment used for developing Java applications and applets. In other words, it is a bundle of software that you can use to develop Java based applications. JDK mainly includes the following components :
- Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
- Interpreter/Loader (Java)
- Compiler (javac)
- Archiver (jar)
- Javadoc
- Navigate to the official website of Oracle and download the latest version of JDK for your machine.
- After the installation of JDK, open the command prompt and type command java -version. If you see the following screen you are good to move to the next step.
- Now, download the IDE (Eclipse, IntelliJ, NetBeans) of your choice for writing the Java code..