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8 is still “modern” Java right? 11 didn’t add a ton ton for most developers.

I'd say that now with 15 adding records and instanceof pattern, Java 8 is finally looking pretty dated!

You're also missing out on var and switch expressions, which are very visible features (as are records and instanceof patterns), so the difference should be obvious between a Java 8 codebase and a Java 15 one.

Var and switch were the biggest from Java 11, along with modules and the new GCs?

I very much like text blocks as well. SQL/JSON can be finally understandable without all the "\n" +

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