Java 17 / JDK 17: General Availability
Java 17 is the latest long term support (LTS) release after Java 11. It will be a long-term-support (LTS) release from most vendors, including Oracle.
JEPs in JDK 17 integrated since JDK 11
| Status | Long Term Support Release |
| Release Date | 2021/09/14 |
| EOL Date | 2030 |
| Bytecode Version | 61.0 |
| API Changes | Compare to 16 – 15 – 14 – 13 – 12 – 11 – 10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 1.4 – 1.3 – 1.2 – 1.1 |
| Documentation | Release Notes, Language Spec, VM Spec, JavaDoc |
| SCM | git |
Some other news in relation to the release:
– Oracle JDK is now free for commercial and production use.
“Java with every new release always packs a punch”
-Rushi
-Rushi