Java Development Kit for Mac (also known as JDK) is a highly professional cross-platform SDK platform created and regularly supported by Oracle Corporation.With a goal of providing specific implementation of Java SE, Java EE and Java ME platforms developers from all around the world use it. Because of its strong development support, this SDK package represents the most popular and widely used Java SDK platform for creation of both enterprise projects and open-source projects of all sizes. Popularity of Java Development Kits present not only because of the absolutely astonishing set of tools, services and features that this package offers, but also because in late 2006 Oracle released this SDK under the GNU General Public License, making it free for everyone.
Java Development Kit for macOS (often described by Oracle as an “extended” package that expands upon the normal tools that could be find in Java SE Development Kit) hosts wide variety of tools for streamlined developing, debugging, testing, and monitoring of Java applications. The core of the package consists from more than 30 individual tools and service which can effortlessly control every aspect of Java application development, from the concept phase to the final deployment to the end-users.
Contents of the JDK:
Development Tools
(In the bin/ subdirectory) Tools and utilities that will help you develop, execute, debug, and document programs written in the JavaTM programming language.
Runtime Environment
(In the jre/ subdirectory) An implementation of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for use by the JDK. The JRE includes a Java Virtual Machine (JVM), class libraries, and other files that support the execution of programs written in the Java programming language.
Additional Libraries
(In the lib/ subdirectory) Additional class libraries and support files required by the development tools.
Demo Applets and Applications
(In the demo/ subdirectory) Examples, with source code, of programming for the Javaplatform. These include examples that use Swing and other Java Foundation Classes, and the Java Platform Debugger Architecture.
Sample Code
(In the sample subdirectory) Samples, with source code, of programming for certain Java API's.
C header Files
(In the include/ subdirectory) Header files that support native-code programming using the Java Native Interface, the JVM Tool Interface, and other functionality of the Javaplatform.
Source Code
(In src.zip) Java programming language source files for all classes that make up the Java core API (that is, sources files for the java.*, javax.* and some org.* packages, but not for com.sun.* packages). This source code is provided for informational purposes only, to help developers learn and use the Java programming language. These files do not include platform-specific implementation code and cannot be used to rebuild the class libraries. To extract these file, use any common zip utility. Or, you may use the Jar utility in the JDK's bin/ directory: jar xvf src.zip. Download Java Development Kit for Mac now!
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A free, open-source Integrated Development Environment for software developers. You get all the tools you need to create professional desktop, enterprise, web, and mobile applications with the Java language, C/C++, and even dynamic languages such as PHP, JavaScript, Groovy, and Ruby. Apache NetBeans for Mac is easy to install and use straight out of the box and runs on many platforms including Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris.
Java Shell is a new tool included in JDK9 defined in JEP 222 to introduce REPL (read-eval-print-loop) capabilities to Java. The program provides integrated console-like UI for the Java Shell, leveraging the tool editor capabilities. The app can support the tool with the user project configuration, so the Java Shell is set up to work with project classes and libraries, providing autocompletion out of the box in the editor.
Also, the app greatly extends the capabilities of the commandline tool. Apache NetBeans for macOS can execute the shell as an agent, similar to a debugging agent, on the debugged or run application (currently only J2SE applications are supported, both Ant and Maven-based). Snippets written in JShell can be redefined and tested, even against a running code. When the prototype is ready, it can be saved to a regular Java source file and integrated with the project.
Features and Highlights
Java
JDK 8 support: tools and editor enhancements for working with Profiles, Lambdas, and Streams. Java SE Embedded support to deploy, run, debug or profile Java SE applications on an embedded device, such as Raspberry PI, directly from the Net Beans IDE. Java ME Embedded 8 support.
Java EE
New PrimeFaces code generators, to generate complete PrimeFaces skeleton CRUD applications with connection to databases. Tomcat 8.0 and TomEE support, including out-of-box JPA, JSF and JAXRS configuration and data sources. More flexibility for JPA hints, which can be disabled, enabled, and warning level changed.
Maven
New Maven graph layout switcher. Navigator shows POM goals and improved Maven performance when re-running Web applications. Improved Maven performance of 'Apply Code Changes' while debugging.
JavaScript
AngularJS navigation via hyperlinking from view to controllers. Many enhancements for AngularJS in code completion between artifacts, such as code completion in the view to properties defined in controllers. Debugging of JavaScript code executed in Nashorn (JDK 8+) script engine is supported.
HTML5
Android 4.4 WebKit debugging supported for Cordova 3.3+. New Karma test runner support and New Grunt build support. Avatar.js is available in the Plugin Manager, via Tools Plugins. After installation, you're able to create Avatar.js projects.
PHP
Support for PHP 5.5. Enhancements for Twig, Latte, and Neon. Composer supported by New Project Wizard.
C/C++
New Breadcrumbs feature for navigation in the editor. New GDB Console to enable usage of command line GDB mode. New hints and code completions. Improved remote performance.
Platform
Enhanced flexibility in the Window System, such as split of editor via drag and drop, and a new API to customize editor tabs. New design of user interface for managing Project Groups. Files in folders can be sorted by extension.
Miscellaneous
Profiler enhancements: Profile on embedded platforms, show thread owning monitor for lock contention, and improved Threads view. Versioning enhancements: Support for Subversion 1.8 working copies, various enhancements to Git and Mercurial support. Task Schedule and other new features in Tasks window for bug tracking.
Note: Also see the following YouTube clips: Get Started with NetBeans from a ZIP Archive and Get Started with NetBeans from a Mac OSX Installer.
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