Spring Tips: Java 14 (or: Can Your Java Do This?)
Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of Spring Tips! In this installment, we're going to look at the new features in Java 14 and their use in building Spring Boot-based applications.
Speaker: Josh Long (@starbuxman)
To get started, we need to use the latest and greatest version of Java, Java 14, which isn't - just yet - released yet. It is due to be shipped in early 2020. You can download early access releases on Java.net. You might also consider using SDKManager (sdk
), which makes installing new JVM editions a trivial matter indeed.
Remember, there are new Java releases every 6 months. These new releases are usable in production but are only supported for the six months between one release and the next. Every now and then, the Java project also releases a long-term support (LTS) release. That release is currently Java 11. Java 14 is only a viable target for production until Java 15 comes out. And indeed, we're going to look at a lot of preview features…