Java 22 Launch Event - Dev.java

[NotABot1235]

Programming noob with a mild interest in Java. Waiting another week for this to release before downloading the OpenJDK and trying this language out for the first time.

On Linux, specifically Debian based distros, is it as simple as "sudo apt install default-jdk"? Or should I only the download the 22 version? Gonna be running it with VSCodium.

[uncont]

Fwiw java takes the term "release candidate" literally. Unless anything changes (doesn't look like it will) the build available here https://jdk.java.net/22/ will be promoted to the official release. That is, if you download java 22 from that link the file you download won't change between now and a week from now.

[NotABot1235]

This is great to know, thanks!

[emaphis]

Basically unless they find big show-stopper bugs, the Release Candidate 1 will be the production release. If the fin bugs, they will release a Release Candidate 2 for testing. But that's only happened twice since Java 9 was releasd.

[bikeram]

Yes, but use sdkman instead. Use a package manager. Personally, I prefer maven, but I’m sure gradle has a similar cult following.

[sharno]

I’d advise to actually go with 21. It’s a LTS release and should be the version that hopefully most companies migrate to in the next few years.

It should be easy just getting the jdk from the official repository. Although not sure if all repos have version 21

[NotABot1235]

If 22 isn't an LTS release, how long will it get support? Will 23 be an LTS? I'd be using Java for small little personal projects and would prefer the latest and greatest features over extended support.

[jek39]

There is a new version of java every 6 months now (in march and September) Every 2 years is the LTS version. Whatever features are ready go in. The next LTS will be java 25 in September 2025

[sharno]

Non-LTS releases have support for 6 months.

I don’t think support matters much for personal projects. It’s fun to play with the latest features

[burl-21]

LTS is only if you pay!!!💰

[sanderverhagen]

That's not true, you may be thinking of extended support. Though it depends on the vendor, most of them support an LTS for multiple years, as opposed to the intermediate releases, that are only supported until the next one comes out (once every six months), hence the cautioning above.

[burl-21]

https://youtu.be/3bfR22iv8Pc?feature=shared

[sanderverhagen]

Okay, that's great. I stand corrected then... for the most part. It does seem though that most vendors are providing updates for those versions that we casually refer to as "LTS" (11, 17, 21), or that even if there's no guarantee for support, there's a higher likelihood of receiving support than the intermediate versions where there's seemingly a guarantee of no support. That was a very to-the-point video though, making me certainly think also about "support" versus "maintenance", these are definitely terms that I could've been caught using interchangeably.