>>=20 >> This means new versions of Wonder would only be compatible with Java = version 11 and higher. But the current version (7.2) would of course = still be available for those who would like to keep backwards = compatibility. >>=20 >> Anyone opposed to this? >>=20 >> Cheers, >> - hugi >=20 --Apple-Mail=_7F33399D-D25A-489F-91F8-AA906F5AC9A8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Hi = J=C3=A9r=C3=A9my!

Many= articles go into detail about changes in java versions, but to = summarize, here's a diff from 8 to 11: https://javaalmanac.io/jdk/11/apidiff/8/ .

Won't touch the legal aspect though, not being a lawyer=E2=80=A6= But I don't believe there are many differences.

Java 8 is near EOL and won't receive = security updates forever, that alone is a good reason to update. The = performance benefits from JVM/GC improvements in recent versions are = also very real :).

Java 11 is not really the goal, = that version was just chosen since it's the current LTS release and is = API compatible with current releases. It gets us over the feared 8/9 = hurdle and means we can compile Wonder on current JDKs without keeping = old ones around.

But again; for those that want to stay on old java versions = the current Wonder version would still be available, so it basically = changes nothing.

Cheers,

- hugi

On 27 = Mar 2021, at 14:39, J=C3=A9r=C3=A9my DE ROYER <webobjects-dev@wocommunity.org> wrote:

Hi Hugi,

For those who are still using Java 8 (due to a =C2=AB = when should I upgrade a well working environment =C2=BB), do you = know a link =C2=AB release notes =C2=BB that could point to the = main differences between the Java 8 and 11 versions (technical and = legal).

And what is the main interest of migrating for you = ?

Sorry for my ignorance =F0=9F=98=84

J=C3=A9r=C3=A9my

Le 27 mars 2021 =C3=A0 15:29, Hugi Thordarson <webobjects-dev@wocommunity.org> a =C3=A9crit :

Hi all!

A few of us would like to move the Wonder development branch from Java 8 = to Java 11, as a first step in moving to modern java versions.

https://github.com/wocommunity/wonder/pull/944

This means new versions of Wonder would only be = compatible with Java version 11 and higher. But the current version = (7.2) would of course still be available for those who would like to = keep backwards compatibility.

Anyone opposed to this?

Cheers,

- hugi

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