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In the second half of this two-part blog post, we explore how to decide which Java version to use when you have a choice.

This Java tutorial teaches the core features of the Java language. As the Java language evolves, this tutorial is updated.

Interested to learn about Bootiful Development? Check our article explaining how to build a Spring Boot API using Spring Data JPA and Hibernate.

Organizing and grouping your packages can help make your library easier to navigate, comprehend and grow over time.

Learn why when you use hyper-optimized Java runtimes instead of vanilla OpenJDK you do less tuning and debugging!

SourceBuddy compiles dynamically created Java source code defined by a String or a file to a class file. SourceBuddy, requiring Java 17, is a simplified facade for the javac compiler, which delivers the same functionality.

27 years of age, and alive and kicking — The Java platform regularly comes out amongst the top contenders in rankings like the TIOBE index.In my opinion, rightly so. The language is very actively maintained and constantly improved;its underlying runtime, the Java Virtual Machine (JVM),is one of, if not the most, advanced runtime environments for managed programming languages.There is a massive eco-system of Java libraries which make it a great tool for a large number of use cases,ranging from command-line and desktop applications, over web apps and backend web services, to datastores and stream processing platforms.With upcoming features like support for vectorized computations (SIMD),light-weight virtual threads,improved integration with native code,value objects and user-defined primitives, and others,Java is becoming an excellent tool for solving a larger number of software development tasks than ever before.

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Should you update Java or upgrade Java? What’s the difference, and what are the consequences of your decision?