https://foojayio.github.io/website/today/author/rich-hagarty/Articles written by Rich Hagarty on foojay.io - Friends of OpenJDKHugoen-usTue, 16 Jan 2024 14:19:33 +0000https://foojayio.github.io/website/today/where-do-you-get-your-java/Tue, 16 Jan 2024 14:19:33 +0000https://foojayio.github.io/website/today/where-do-you-get-your-java/<p>Today&rsquo;s Java is vastly different, although it is still true to its root principles of robustness, portability, and ease of programming. Your options for where to get your Java have similarly evolved.</p> <p>If you download Java directly, you might think that you can only get an official version from Oracle. This is no longer the case. In fact, there are a number of vendors that now provide their own Java distributions that are 100% compatible with the official Java specification.</p>