๐ Java Key Features 2014–2023๐๐ป
├── ๐ฆ Java 8 (2014)│ ├── ๐ Lambdas
│ ├── ๐ Streams API
│ ├── ๐ Date and Time API
│ └── ๐ง Default Methods in Interfaces
├── ๐ฆ Java 9 (2017)
│ ├── ๐ฆ Module System
│ │ ├── ๐ง Project Jigsaw
│ │ └── ๐ Modularization (JEP 193)
│ ├── ๐ป JShell (Interactive REPL)
│ └── ๐ Improved JVM Performance
├── ๐ฆ Java 10 (2018)
│ ├── ๐ Local Variable Type Inference
│ │ └── ๐️ `var` Keyword
│ ├── ♻️ G1 Garbage Collector Improvements
│ └── ๐ฆ Application Class-Data Sharing (AppCDS)
├── ๐ฆ Java 11 (2018 - LTS)
│ ├── ๐ HTTP Client API
│ ├── ❌ Removal of Legacy Features
│ │ └── ❌ Applet API
│ └── ๐ Long-Term Support (LTS)
├── ๐ฆ Java 12 (2019)
│ ├── ๐ Switch Expressions (Preview)
│ ├── ♻️ Shenandoah Garbage Collector
│ └── ๐ Performance Enhancements (JEP 189)
├── ๐ฆ Java 13 (2019)
│ ├── ๐ Text Blocks (Preview)
│ ├── ๐ฆ Dynamic CDS Archives
│ └── ๐ Improved Socket API
├── ๐ฆ Java 14 (2020)
│ ├── ๐ Records (Preview)
│ ├── ๐ Pattern Matching (Preview)
│ └── ๐ก Helpful NullPointerException Messages
├── ๐ฆ Java 15 (2020)
│ ├── ๐ Text Blocks Finalized
│ ├── ๐ Sealed Classes (Preview)
│ └── ๐ง Foreign Memory API (Incubator)
├── ๐ฆ Java 16 (2021)
│ ├── ๐ Records Finalized
│ ├── ♻️ Z Garbage Collector for macOS
│ └── ๐ Foreign Function & Memory API Improvements
├── ๐ฆ Java 17 (2021 - LTS)
│ ├── ๐ Pattern Matching for Switch (Preview)
│ ├── ๐ Sealed Classes Finalized
│ ├── ๐ฒ Pseudo-Random Number Generators Improvements
│ └── ๐ Long-Term Support (LTS)
├── ๐ฆ Java 18 (2022)
│ ├── ๐ Strong Encapsulation of JDK Internals (JEP 400)
│ └── ๐ Support for Alpine Linux
├── ๐ฆ Java 19 (2022)
│ ├── ๐งต Virtual Threads (Preview)
│ └── ๐ Continued Foreign Function & Memory API Enhancements
├── ๐ฆ Java 20 (2023)
│ ├── ๐งต Virtual Threads Improvements
│ ├── ๐ Pattern Matching Advancements
│ └── ๐ Enhanced Thread Management
└── ๐ฆ Java 21 (2023 - LTS)
├── ๐ Long-Term Support (LTS)
├── ๐งต Virtual Threads (Mainstream Adoption)
└── ๐ธ️ Structured Concurrency
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