Java has been on a freight train run for the past 5 years. It is exhausting to keep up with. From the demonic release pace, to the dramatic changes to the platf

Java has been on a freight train run for the past 5 years. It is exhausting to keep up with. From the demonic release pace, to the dramatic changes to the platform, it's been a rough ride for some. But at the same time, it's also smooth sailing, and it's getting better all the time. It's still Java, for a bazillion applications it still "Just Works". It's still (IMHO) far more manageable and stable than many other platforms. I think the combination of Oracle and the entire community around it have been marshaling it really well with little drama. Change, sure. But not Drama. The Enterprise Edition departure was a big deal, but even that transitioned pretty well. That was no small task, and I think the vendors and framework folks have been handling that pretty well. GraalVM is just another step forward for the entire community, and it is kind of Oracle (however motivated) to release it. In truth, I think, overall, Java has been mostly (mostly) Oracle free, despite their monster investments into the technology and community. They could have been a much less benevolent dictator.