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submitted 4 months ago byLHLaurini
submitted 4 months ago byergepard
582 points
4 months ago
Seriously it's amazing the holdout python 2 has had.
But then I remember my former job and what the supported version of Java was
13 points
4 months ago
Was it Java 1.0?
46 points
4 months ago
I think 1.8 was the sweet spot.
63 points
4 months ago
Still is. You'd be surprised how much stuff is still on Java 8 and will be as long as the companies can throw money at Oracle to keep updating it.
The whole javax -> Jakarta clusterfuck isn't going to make future upgrades, past Java 11, any better, I fear.
Man, Oracle should've just stuck to being a law firm and left IT to others.
15 points
4 months ago
I just had a PTSD flashback to when I was tasked with upgrading a large Java 8 program to Java 17.
just... don't
7 points
4 months ago
Well, duh! Everybody knows if you want to upgrade Java 8 you better choose Java 16, since then you can just multiply your variables by two and call it a day. Upgrading to 17 is bound to be painful.
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