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When new Java features like this are added, it also includes new features and optimizations in the JVM itself. Other languages that compile to the JVM can take

When new Java features like this are added, it also includes new features and optimizations in the JVM itself. Other languages that compile to the JVM can take advantage of these new features as well, either with no effort, or incrementally.

jollybean 5y ago
They can do just the same for a non-backwards compatible jump.
pjmlp 5y ago
Only partially, for example whatever Kotlin code you would write to take advantage of those features won't be portable to Android thanks Google, which sucks for library writers.