eclipse for java developers not seeing jdk

To me, the fact that JDK is of reasonable quality looks like a result of deliberate decision to make it that way, not a result of following some (nonexisting) requirements for reference-implementation to be perfect.Īs far as I understand, main and the only purpose of reference implementation is to provide proof of concept: spec is implementable in a way that passes all compliance tests. Java Development Kit (JDK) is a set of tools for programmers to write programs. Software development kit (SDK) is a free and open-source software that is released under the Eclipse Public License, but it is not compatible with the GNU General Public License. +'A reference implementation may or may not be production quality.'+ Computer programmers use Eclipse as an integrated development environment (IDE). Reference implementation can be wrong, can be low quality, can have bugs etc etc - in Java ME for example, this is quite often the case. If it's wrong, it's definitely wrong hmm +'Characteristics of a Reference Implementation: (1) Developed concurrently with spec and test suite (2) Verifies that specification is implementable (3) Enables the test suite to be tested (4) Serves as Gold Standard against which other implementations can be measured (5) Helps to clarify intent of specification where conformance tests are inadequate'+ The reference implementation is by definition correct.

From 3 differences between javac and the eclipse compiler that I found 3 were actually bugs in javac.Yet you feel almost stupid saying 'this compiler's more compliant than the +reference+ one' because, strictly speaking, by definition, it can't be :-)Correct. Oddly enough, it seems that the Eclipse compiler is in some places more compliant (with the JLS) than the Sun one.I agree. 1.7K Training / Learning / Certification.165.3K Java EE (Java Enterprise Edition).7.8K Oracle Database Express Edition (XE).3.7K Java and JavaScript in the Database.

Eclipse for java developers not seeing jdk