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> Maybe it's Oracle releasing new Java versions every two years now, and being more aggressive about end-of-life'ing the prior versions? This is a big part of
by jacques_chester 11y ago
> Maybe it's Oracle releasing new Java versions every two years now, and being more aggressive about end-of-life'ing the prior versions?
This is a big part of it.
If you want support for older JDKs, you have to pay Red Hat for OpenJDK support. Which isn't even "real" Java, in the eyes of many companies.
Add in the clamour of major libraries and platforms pushing everyone to go to Java 8 so they can slash great chunks of boilerplate code and it's a smooth ride downhill.
- electrum 11y agoYou can also buy support directly from Oracle: http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/java/standard-edition/support/overview/index.html http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/java/standard-edition/... From the above site: * Direct access to secure versions of older releases of Java SE via My Oracle Support * Rigorous and on-going regression testing and fixes for EOL’d versions of Java SE
- jacques_chester 11y agoYou're absolutely right. I always forget this one.