This repo contains source code of my book From Java 11 to Java 17.
Java 17 is the next LTS version of Java. LTS means long-term support. Java 17 should be the next version to upgrade. It is expected that users of Java 11 will gradually migrate to Java 17.
This book covers major changes from Java 11 to Java 17. Below is a list of these features:
- Records
- Sealed classes
- Switch expressions
- Pattern matching
- Text blocks
- JFR event streaming, JVM constants API, hidden classes
- Changes to Java standard libraries
- New garbage collectors
- Changes to JVM
- Packaging tool -
jpackage - Foreign function & memory API
- Other changes
If you are using Java 11 and planning to upgrade to Java 17, this book can provide you with a valuable reference.
The minimal price of this book is $7.99.
You can get Eclipse Temurin JDK 17 builds from Adoptium .
You can also use tools like SDKMAN! to install JDK 17 from other distributors.