Why Java 17 growth is 'exploding'
ITPro, Thursday, May 2nd, 2024
Java 17 is now the most popular LTS version, according to application data from New Relic, but what's driving this growth?
The growth rate for Java 17 has 'exploded' and it has overtaken the previous most widely used long-term-support (LTS) version of the programming language, new research shows.
Oracle releases new Java versions every six months with some new features and bug fixes, and a new Java long-term-support (LTS) version with updates to help improve stability, security, and performance every two years.
The most recent of these were Java 21 in September 2023, Java 17 in September 2021, and Java 11 in September 2018.