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How much has changed in the Java/JVM world recently? Lots and lots... A categorised list of all Java and JVM features since-JDK8 to 14

Having been away (again) from Java, I never knew or appreciated what had changed or how it had improved. At work they were happy with Java 6 and saw no reason to upgrade.  They were not interested in new Java 7 features but I learned that they have upgraded to Java 8. I've been getting back into Java and boy have I missed a lot: Java 8 functional features are awesome Streams seem amazing as do lambdas new Java libraries A new edition of Effective Java Many new excellent Java books Java 8 in Action Core Java for the impatient Java by comparison new Garbage Collectors Not 1 or 2 but many new Java releases GraalVM And so much more. dzone: A guide to Java versions and features A busy developers guide to Java 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and above I'm really excited about the future of the JVM, Java language and Java ecosystem.

Oracle finally targets Java non-payers – six years after plucking Sun http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/16/oracle_targets_java_users_non_compliance/

An interesting look at Java language changes http://blog.codefx.org/java/dev/future-java-might-look-like/

A really interesting (free) course about Java 8 Lambdas: Announcing: JDK 8 MOOC: Lambdas and Streams, December 2nd! https://blogs.oracle.com/thejavatutorials/entry/announcing_jdk_8_mooc_lambdas