Open jdk is where it’s at
Comment on Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse
neidu3@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
I liked Java a lot more before Oracle acquired Sun. I’ve used Oracle databases enough to not trust Oracle.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 5 days ago
JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 days ago
Yep, thanks to the AdoptOpenJDK project which really helped make OpenJDK builds available for all platforms. (It is now called Eclipse Temurin and Adoptium.)
sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Java was stagnating under Sun, unfortunately. I hate to say it, but Oracle probably saved Java.
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 5 days ago
But!.. Sun Java included internationalized set of Lucida fonts with proper hinting. Oracle removed that for whatever reason.
sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Haha. I guess I never noticed.
deathmetal27@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I think I need to clear a common misconception people seem to have here: Oracle has very little to do with Java.
At most, Oracle has the following connection to Java:
However, Java as a language’s baseline comes from OpenJDK, an open source (GPL 2.0) community project which is upstream to several builds including Oracle’s JVM. It follows a “bazaar” like development model similar to the Linux kernel where you can see their mailing lists and track what’s being worked on. Anyone can contribute and the code is on Github: github.com/openjdk/jdk.
That being said, you don’t even need to use Oracle’s JDK (it sucks IMO) and use one of the community provided builds of OpenJDK. OpenJDK builds are provided by Eclipse, Amazon, Azul, Bellsoft and even Microsoft provides JDK/JRE builds. These are free of cost and have longer term support than Oracle’s offering.