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"more recent" does not mean "the most recent"
by gjvc 5y ago
"more recent" does not mean "the most recent"
- fivea 5y ago> "more recent" does not mean "the most recent" JDK17 is the latest LTS release. The previous LTS release was JDK11, which is already shipped with IntelliJ. What, exactly, are you trying to argue?
- gjvc 5y agoWhat, exactly, are you trying to argue? Disingenuous HN snark never stops; (re-)read the whole thread to find out what you've missed.
- dmitriid 5y agoYou literally write: > Try running their products on a more recent JVM. > ... > while the policy of sticking with a version 11 JDK is to the detriment of users on other platforms. The answer is, quote: "JDK17 is the latest LTS release. The previous LTS release was JDK11, which is already shipped with IntelliJ." What exactly do you want of JetBrains?
- 5e92cb50239222b 5y agoInterim releases receive only 6 months of support. They'd have to switch the runtime version mid-flight, or leave users with an unsupported runtime, or dedicate a ton of resources to supporting JDK themselves (in addition to all the patches they do now).