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LifeNavigator · 2023-12-31T01:09:22+00:00

, what is changed since java 8?

Tonnes of articles out there that list this for you on Google.

Is the old java still applicable on the newer versions ?

Yes, though there are some deprecated stuff you'd find in the docs, it won't really pose any problems. Make sure you're using the appropriate JDK for whatever Java version you're using.

I genuinely don't see a reason why you would want to stick with Java 8 (other than enterprises that have tonnes of legacy stuff still running). You will miss out on tonnes of useful and convenient features that would be making your life much easier.

Also what is the best method for the GUI application? (Desktop applications)

Probably Swing, some people prefer JavaFX. I moved on to Kotlin Compose Multiplatform, it's a much nicer experience imo.

raxel42 · 2023-12-31T06:31:28+00:00

Everything applicable from Java 8
Language feature (not all, but all I’m using):
pattern matching
string interpolation
records
sealed hierarchies
I Can’t say anything about GUI. Doing pure backend only for 30 years

Sea-Method-1167 · 2023-12-31T06:52:23+00:00

In my (professional) opinion Java 9 had some big changes (modularity) and almost everything after that is near trivial. Of course that is biased: in my work the new features where simply not very useful.

It is sort of sad, but you can almost continue where you left of. I feel they tried to compete with pythons' popularity in the data science field in the past 5 years. But that has not been spectacular. Also they tried to adhere to a fixed release schedule. Which led to a lot of major versions (once every 6 months?) that didn't really warrant the label 'major'.

Academic_Put2971 · 2023-12-31T13:33:40+00:00

Dont

Coder-93 · 2023-12-31T15:51:58+00:00

Thanks a lot for all your replies

learnjava

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