OPEN JDK or ORACLE JDK
Early this week Oracle announced the next version of Java Java 16 .(March 2021) While people (mainly developers) have not been a huge fan of java's version number recently and obviously the reason for the same is the rise of OpenJDK. Now the million dollar question! Should I use OpenJDK or Oracle JDK?? As everything else in this earth, this too has 2 sides while choosing which JDK will benefit you. And there is no correct or best answer for this choice !! Oracle has been releasing a newer version of JDK every 6 months ( previously it was every 2 years till JDK 10 ) and LTS (Long Term Support) version is not as frequently as this release cycle (3 years release cycle). As defined by Oracle the last "free" version is still JDK 8 , that too will no more be updated ( officially stopped by December 2020). While there is no doubt why OPENJDK is rising! It's FREE & OPEN . OpenJDK too have a release of 6 months. One major reason for this rise is after the announcement of