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Which version of Java to use?

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Which version of Java to use?

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- [Instructor] In this course I will be using open JDK 11. To be able to use all of the features in the course you will need to have at least Java 9, although the majority of them will work with Java 8. Choosing which Java version to use is not completely straightforward. Since Java 9, Java has had a six-month release cycle, but not all Java releases are the same. Some are known as long-term support releases, others are feature releases. Long-term support releases are supported by Oracle for years, whereas feature releases are only supported until the next release six-months later. For example, even though Java 9 had lots of new features, it is a short-term feature release. The current long-term support release is Java 11, the next one will be Java 17 in September 2021. Long-term support releases are more likely to be used by development teams. Since Java 11, Oracle has had new license terms for using Java. There are now two types of JDK provided by Oracle. One is Oracle's commercial…

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