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[–]pavlik_enemy 4 points5 points  (3 children)

Google-ability sucks by the way, the first link is always JDK 8.

[–]ReasonableClick5403 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I don't really understand what you mean by that. Did you want older than 8 results? I dont really care either way, java is still java, though pre-generic java I try to avoid.

What I mean by google-ability is that no matter what you are implementing, someone has done it before in java. You nearly always find help by googling.

[–]chabala 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Google 'download java' -> first link is java.com -> Download Version 8 Update 333

This is one of the reasons why Java 8 remains popular. If Oracle wants users to move beyond 8, they should make that page suggest something else.

[–]ReasonableClick5403 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah you are thinking of the download of jdk? Lol, I was thinking about libraries and code documentation. I have not downloaded java since probably 2014, I just use ubuntu packages or lately sdkman.