Java 8 end of life is near, end of public updates ...
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gildor
07/28/2018, 3:34 PMJava 8 end of life is near, end of public updates in a couple years and for commercial users in a half year, so Java 8 is not a threat for anyone.
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karelpeeters
07/28/2018, 3:36 PMWell it's not like 9 discards all of 8's features simple smile
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Hamza
07/28/2018, 4:25 PMJava 9 has barely any new ground breaking features compared to 8. The exciting stuff comes in 11. Java 9 is barely used
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karelpeeters
07/28/2018, 4:26 PMRight, I meant that "java 9 is EOL so no competitor" is a moot statement.
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gildor
07/28/2018, 4:29 PMSure, I just mean that it’s wrong to compare Java 8 vs Kotlin as strategic choice, because Java 8 is very strong but already legacy with new Java release cycle
Btw Java 9 already dead (no updates from March) and Java 10 will be supported one more month.