https://devops-monk.com/tags/maven/Recent content in Maven on Devops MonkHugoen-usMon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://devops-monk.com/tutorials/java17/java17-setup/Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://devops-monk.com/tutorials/java17/java17-setup/JDK Distribution Options Multiple vendors ship Java 17 JDK builds. All pass the TCK (Technology Compatibility Kit) — they are functionally equivalent for development. Distribution Provider Notes Eclipse Temurin Adoptium / Eclipse Recommended default; fully open-source Amazon Corretto AWS Free; optimized for AWS Lambda and EC2 Microsoft Build of OpenJDK Microsoft Windows and Azure optimized Oracle JDK 17 Oracle Free for development; commercial license for production Azul Zulu Azul Commercial support available; free binaries GraalVM CE 22.https://devops-monk.com/tutorials/java21/java21-setup/Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://devops-monk.com/tutorials/java21/java21-setup/Choosing a JDK Distribution Java 21 is open source (OpenJDK). Multiple vendors distribute binaries, all built from the same source with identical features. Choose based on your support requirements: Distribution Vendor Free LTS Support Notes Eclipse Temurin Adoptium Yes 2028+ Recommended for most developers OpenJDK Oracle/Community Yes 6 months only Reference implementation, no LTS Oracle JDK Oracle Yes (NFTC) 2031 Identical to OpenJDK since Java 17 Amazon Corretto AWS Yes 2030+ Good for AWS deployments Microsoft Build of OpenJDK Microsoft Yes Long-term Good for Azure deployments Azul Zulu Azul Yes/Paid Long-term Includes Zing JVM variant GraalVM Oracle Yes Long-term Adds native-image, polyglot Recommendation: Eclipse Temurin for local development; match your cloud provider’s JDK for production (Corretto on AWS, Microsoft OpenJDK on Azure).