Finally Java 7 Release Candidate Available for Download

Jiteendra Sampathirao
May 28 2012
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Well, here it is: the official Java Development Kit (JDK) 7 release candidate.It's the first new version of Java in five years, and the first since Oracle took over Sun. It feels like more of a stop-gap release while Oracle readies Java 8, but it's still noteworthy.

The first general release of Java 7 will be July 28.