On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 at 12:54, Blake McBride wrote:
> It is my opinion that NetBeans should support JDK 8 for as long as JDK 8 is
> supported. Extended support is provided by Oracle till 2030. Other groups
> (Azul) also support JDK 8 till 2030. It's hard for me to imagine what the
> rush to move
Keep using the version of Netbeans you are using. There's no "rush" for
you to upgrade.
That said, however, the "rush" to get off JDK 8 is speed and features. JDK
8 is not capable of many of the current features of JDK 21. To expect the
developers to remain stuck in past decades and to not use
It is my opinion that NetBeans should support JDK 8 for as long as JDK 8 is
supported. Extended support is provided by Oracle till 2030. Other groups
(Azul) also support JDK 8 till 2030. It's hard for me to imagine what the
rush to move off of 8 is.
Blake McBride
On Mon, Apr 3, 2023 at 4:39 A
