Hi everybody, Does anyone else have feedback or wants to share his/her opinion regarding the move to Java 17?
Best Martin — https://twitter.com/mawiesne https://github.com/mawiesne On 2023/05/30 18:05:28 Richard Zowalla wrote: > +1 > > Am Dienstag, dem 30.05.2023 um 16:49 +0200 schrieb Martin Wiesner: > > Hi all, > > > > time progresses and Java 11 LTS is set to be EOL with 30 Sep 2023 > > (see: https://endoflife.date/java). Therefore, some days ago, I’ve > > opened OPENNLP-1496, proposing to migrate OpenNLP’s codebase to Java > > 17 LTS, see: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENNLP-1496. > > > > The (official) EOL date will hit pretty soon. With that in mind, the > > project should consider to migrate the build and target JDK towards > > the next LTS release, that is: Java 17. This will be supported until > > at least 30 Sep 2026. > > > > The primary aims that I identified are: > > - Keep pace with the Java ecosystem, > > - Modernizes the code base with new(er) language features, > > - Benefit by performance enhancements and fixes provided with 17.x > > LTS. > > > > A PR that demonstrates that all build steps (GH actions) are green, > > and no blockers occur, is already available here: > > https://github.com/apache/opennlp/pull/535 > > and received some feedback. > > > > With that being said, I’d like reach out here on the list(s) and to > > get your opinions on moving on to J17. Open for (m)any comments. > > > > Thanks > > mawiesne > > — > > https://twitter.com/mawiesne > > https://github.com/mawiesne > > > > > >
