What is the difference between Java and Java SE?

Continuing the discussion from About topics derailing:

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What is the difference between Java and Java SE?

Java.com shows up to 8.

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The Java.com site appears to only show the Runtime Java for version 8. If you install the JDK for a more recent version, you would also get the runtime for that Java version (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14).

Thus, if you develop in, say, Java 11, you'd need that runtime or you'd get "Major/Minor" version errors when trying to run a Java 11 .class file on a Java 8 JRE.

Does that help?

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That's cool Cecile.

Is it possible for us to do what you did -- to move a topic "off line" for more person to person discussion?

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Will create a tutorial

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