2 years ago

With the general availability of Java 17, Oracle not only delivered the latest version of the popular programming language and development platform, but the company also provided developers with the latest long-term support (LTS) release under Java’s six-month release cadence And the people that are on [Java] 11, are going to have a lot easier time to go to 17 than the people that are on [Java] eight,” she said, referring to the previous LTS version of Java.

Meanwhile, Saab said Oracle has proposed that the next LTS release should be Java 21 and made available in September 2023, which will change the ongoing LTS release cadence from three years to two years. I think this is a pretty big step for Oracle and the Java community at large because in moving LTS from three to two years, they’re saving enterprises from having to delay their adoption of new features,” said Brad Shimmin, an analyst at Omdia.

In addition to the new cadence for LTS versions of Java, Oracle also changed its licensing terms for Java SE.