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I got off the java train at 8. 21 seems like a good place to get back on.

• gbear605 3y ago
  There’s been a lot of good improvements since 8 for sure. Nothing individually mind blowing, but together they make the language a lot more agile and enjoyable to work with: - Records (immutable objects, basically named tuples) - Switch expressions - Pattern matching and record patterns (coming in Java 21) - Text blocks (multiline strings) - “var” for variable creation instead of the full type name - Virtual threads and other Project Loom enhancements - Improved tooling, including jshell, a REPL built into the JDK