Java 11 is getting long in the tooth, so many developers are moving to the next oldest version that's still supported, Java 17. Here's what's different.

However, a new LTS Java release is now available. There are several improvements in these Java 17 features that will make enterprise software development much easier. Top 5 Java 17 features. Here are ...

Java 16 also finalises Pattern Matching for instanceof and Records, language enhancements that were first previewed in Java 14.. With the latest JDK, Oracle continued its shift to providing more ...

Introduced with the Java 17 release, pattern matching enhances the instanceof operator so Java developers can better check and object's type and extract its components, and more efficiently deal with ...

The next LTS release will be Java 21 in 2023. With JDK 17, Oracle will allow free use of Oracle JDK binaries in production for three years, one year past the next LTS.

Azul found that Java 11, released in September 2018, and Java 17, released in September 2020, were used by 48% and 45% of respondents, respectively. Java 8 , an LTS version released in March 2014 ...