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For many organizations, the question isn’t “What’s new in Java 17 that wasn’t in Java 16?” Rather, as we prepare for Java 17, the next Long-Term Support (LTS) release, the more relevant apples-to-apples comparison may be between Java 17 and Java 11 (the previous LTS release)—or for some, between Java 17 and Java 8 (the LTS release before Java 11). Here’s what Java expert Johan Janssen has to say on the subject.
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