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# 

YugabyteDB core is written in C and C++, but the repository contains Java code needed to run some tests and sample applications. To build the Java part, you need:

- Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 or 11.
- [Apache Maven](https://maven.apache.org/ "Apache Maven") 3.3 or later.