You thought jdk17windowsx64binexe was great out of the box? Let’s turbocharge it.
If you really want to level up your Windows Java experience, stop downloading .exe files entirely. jdk17windowsx64binexe better
If you use WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) or Git Bash, you should be using SDKMAN! You thought jdk17windowsx64binexe was great out of the box
Instead of clicking through a wizard, you just type: SDKMAN handles the downloading
sdk install java 17.0.2-tem
SDKMAN handles the downloading, the PATH variables, and—crucially—switching between versions.
Need to test legacy code on Java 8 and modern code on Java 17? SDKMAN swaps them instantly. It is vastly superior to running .exe installers manually.
JDK 17’s java.exe finally understands Windows Virtual Terminal (VT-100) sequences without requiring --enable-preview or ANSI wrappers. If you are using Windows Terminal (not old conhost), you can now output colored logs and move the cursor without JNI hacks.
// Works out of the box on JDK 17 Windows x64
System.out.println("\u001B[32mBuild successful\u001B[0m");