2 AWS Java SDK Libraries com.amazonaws.* & software.amazon.*

Question

We are currently developing AWS Lambda in java an using AWS Java SDK.

Found that AWS SDK is available in 2 packages ... but could not locate the difference and which one is better (or what is purpose of having two).

Would appreciate if somebody can throw some light on this.

to be exact ... The AWS api can be used using

import com.amazonaws.*

and

import software.amazon.awssdk.*

~ thank you

Answer 1

There are two versions of the Java SDK. The package com.amazonaws is version 1, software.amazon.awssdk is version 2.

AWS would very much like you to use version 2.

You can get more information here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-java/