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Java is amazing (again)

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

I'm really excited about the future of the JVM, Java language and Java ecosystem.


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Marco Behler said…
Hi Lee,
I'm the original author of one of the links you posted here (Java versions & Features, linking to a syndicated version).

Would you mind directing that to the original link on my blog, as that is the most up-to-date version available.

https://www.marcobehler.com/guides/a-guide-to-java-versions-and-features

Thank you!
Marco
17 April 2020 at 18:50
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