JDK vs JRE vs JVM
The three parts of Java that everyone mixes up: what the JVM does with bytecode, what the JRE added around it, what the JDK contains for developers, why the standalone JRE disappeared, and which one to install.
CodexBash, , 4 min read
Three acronyms come up the moment you install Java, and they are easy to confuse because each one contains the one before. The short version: the JVM runs Java programs, the JRE was the JVM plus the standard library, and the JDK is everything a developer needs, including the compiler. This article explains each, how a Java program travels through them, and which you should actually install today.
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