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Java 11 Released

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    liberty
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    To be honest I haven't moved past 8 because of module stuff. Not that I think it's bad, I just don't want to refactor projects. Excited to see Java progressing quickly however, and add more...

    To be honest I haven't moved past 8 because of module stuff. Not that I think it's bad, I just don't want to refactor projects. Excited to see Java progressing quickly however, and add more functional concepts like lambda support in recent versions.

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    1. spit-evil-olive-tips
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      Yeah, everything I use Java for is Dockerized, and there are OpenJDK builds of 10 and 11...but based on Debian Sid. Java 8 works fine, no need to upgrade, especially when it requires switching to...

      Yeah, everything I use Java for is Dockerized, and there are OpenJDK builds of 10 and 11...but based on Debian Sid. Java 8 works fine, no need to upgrade, especially when it requires switching to the unstable branch of Debian.

      The good news is that Java 11 is an LTS release, whereas 9 and 10 weren't considered to be. So it seems likely that Debian Buster will include 11, and that'll probably be my upgrade path.

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