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"Since bundling apps and runtime is the new best-practice" When did this become the new best-practice in Java land?
by chvid 7y ago
"Since bundling apps and runtime is the new best-practice"
When did this become the new best-practice in Java land?
- gcbw3 7y agosince the author internalized the AWS marketing message.
- retbull 7y agoI mean AWS has driven a lot of developer practices in the last 10 years. Not a terrible bandwagon to jump on.
- diroussel 7y agoSince people tested on one JVM version and ran production in another. Finding that gives unpredictables results people moved to linking the versions together. And then the next natural step is distributing the runtime and the app together. Note this was not possible in the past as the java license prohibited redistribution.
- javagram 7y agoAfter OpenJDK 8 the separate JRE was deprecated. The recommendation now is for app developers to include their own JRE with the app; just like how each electron app includes its own copy of chromium.
- chrisseaton 7y agoSince mid 2017 when the JRE was discontinued. How else are you shipping Java apps? With the JDK? That’s for developers.