Sunday, May 25, 2008

The Java SDK Battles

Java SDK is annoying. There's like 10 different versions on Sun's page, one for EE users, one for the full SDK, etc. So I download the SDK, and it wants me to setup a server or something, and so I do so...

And then I realized, halfway through the JSDK install, that I downloaded the Java Application Platform SDK (Java EE, server stuff) when I really wanted the Java SE SDK. That's what happens when you Google with ambiguous terms. :/ So now I'm grabbing Java SE.

Damn you Sun, for having ten versions of the same thing. At least with M$ it's just "click here to download .NET C# compiler" not "click here for ten different incompatible SDKs". Now if only they weren't GNAA-level patent trolls.

P.S. GREAT the JDK/JSDK/Java SE SDK/J2SE/WHATEVER ITS CALLED has installers in installers. I hate those things.

P.P.S. FFS I don't want to register the J2SEJDSDK, stop creating new tabs when I'm trying to read bokuchan.

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