Java 8 is not yet available from the main Java site (java.com ), because it’s officially still in the developer testing/acceptance phase. The current end-user version of Java is Version 7 Update 67.
However, you can download Java 8 from the Oracle web site .
The latest version of Java 8 is Version 8 Update 20 . It was made available on the Oracle site on September 18. Java 8u20 contains some new features, and fixes numerous bugs, including several security vulnerabilities .
Of particular interest to system administrators is the new Java 8 Advanced Management Console , which includes several tools that should make it easier to monitor and understand Java client systems.
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appeared in Computist Magazine in the 1980s, and he created and sold a game utility (Ultimaker 2, reviewed in the December 1983 Washington Apple Pi Journal ) to international markets during the same period. Proceeds from writing, software sales, and contract programming gigs paid his way through university, earning him a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree at UWO . Jeff went on to work as a programmer, sysadmin, and manager in various industries. There's more on the About page , and on the Jeff Rivett Consulting site .
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