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Difference between JDK installers - Compressed Archive, Installer and MSI Installer

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When downloading the JDK (Java Development Kit), one is presented by different types of installers, e.g., MSI installer, or the compressed archive version or the plain Installer version. See screenshot that shows the three types of installers available. Which one you would choose depends on whether you want the JDK for your personal Development environment or for your team/enterprise. See below brief explanations for the type of installer. Note, the screenshot shows the versions available for Windows Operating System. URL to download the JDK , Java SE Development Kit  https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/#jdk21-windows (a) If you are an individual developer then choose the second option of "x64 Installer". This is an exe file (for Windows as shown in below screenshot) that launches the installation wizard which is straight forward. (b) However, if you need an installer for your team environment or enterprise then choose the "x64 MSI Installer". This in...

Objects and Java

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Objects and Java by Bill Venners Chapter 2: Classes and Objects Objects and Java  |  Contents  |  Previous  |  Next   Abstraction When you set out to design a Java program, you have to create abstractions. You are faced with a problem domain and (with luck) a specification, and you have to architect [bv: is architect a verb?] a solution. (The  problem domain  is the subject area of a particular programming effort, such as "accounting," "elevator control," or "word processing.") Given that Java is an object-oriented language, you will likely want to perform an object-oriented design. In the process, you will end up with abstractions in the form of objects, types, attributes, and behaviors. The object-oriented design process involves the following three tasks: dividing the problem domain into types of objects, modeling the relationships between the types, and modeling the attributes and behaviors of each type. These tasks are ...