Modern Java Development with Tip & Tail
summary
Explains the tip and tail release model (JEP 14) and why libraries should put new features in the tip and only critical fixes in tails; JDK adopted it in 2017, JDK 24 is the current tip while tails are 21, 17, 11 and 8; Oracle promises JDK 8 updates until at least Dec 2030 and JDK 11 until at least Jan 2032; reduces backport effort, lets projects maintain many long-lived tails cheaply, and is already used by Spring Boot to speed innovation while offering long-term support releases.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:25How do you use Java?
- 8:45The “One Size Fits All” Release Model
- 14:55The “Tip and Tail” Release Model
- 18:58Tip & Tail for Library Developers
- 22:40Tip and Tail in the JDK
- 24:51Tip and Tail in the Java Community
- 25:40Conclusion
- 26:30Q&A
