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People who aren't Java developers hate it because the JRE install is irritating as FUCK. The JDK is smooth sailing. Install, add JAVA_HOME, done. The JRE, on
by jo_ 12y ago
People who aren't Java developers hate it because the JRE install is irritating as FUCK. The JDK is smooth sailing. Install, add JAVA_HOME, done. The JRE, on the other hand, pesters people to update once a week, adds a little tray icon, and installs the ASK toolbar by default. I'd always used the JDK, so I never noticed how gross it was until I installed the JRE for someone.
"This looks really different. Oh man it's asking you to auto-update. That's frustrating."
- donniezazen 12y agorpm -ivh jdk-<version>-linux-x64.rpm ~/.bashrc export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/default/ export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH Was that hard?
- 67726e 12y agoWhat about Windows?
- papercrane 12y agoFor Windows the JRE is bundled with all of the JetBrains products.
- Sindisil 12y agoReally! Cool - I was not aware of that (only using them under Linux).
- reitanqild 12y agoIt is not hard once you know. Finding out is one more thing. One more poorly documented thing at that I think.
- donniezazen 12y agoGoogle is your friend. That is how I learned. I wasn't born with this knowledge.
- jo_ 12y agoI'm not sure what you're trying to refute. I was (am) saying that installing the JDK is really pleasant and painless. Installing the JRE is gross for the average Windows user because of all the bullshit that Oracle stuffs in there.
- donniezazen 12y agoI think that is a common trend with Windows software. I haven't used Windows close to a decade now but I remember the atrocious malwares shipped in form of toolbars on Windows very clearly. And probably that is what forced me to move to a better development platform that Linux is.