Java 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: What Did You Miss?
summary
Covers concrete features from Java 5 through 11 with examples and migration notes: immutable collection factories and Base64 API added, the new Date/Time API replaces java.util.Date, try-with-resources suppresses and closes correctly, lambdas and method references with pitfalls, method handles and invokedynamic for faster reflection, G1 becomes default GC, HTTP client and JShell arrive, modules enforce opens for reflection and require moduleinfo and exports, Java 11 supports single-file source execution, and the platform shifts to a six-month release cadence with Oracle JDK support limited to each six month window and Java 11 as the current LTS.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction and Java 1-5
- 29:39Java 8 Features
- 37:41Deep Dive into Java 8
- 49:27Java 9 and 10 Modules
- 1:11:10Java 10 Features
- 1:19:37Java 11 Features
- 1:27:18Java Support and Conclusion
