Switch to Java 11
sschnabe opened this issue · comments
We should update the min java version from 1.8 to 11.
Why?
- replace all HttpUrlConnections with java 11 http client
- some dependencies need 11 (e.g. checkstyle in v10+)
- java 1.8 is dead
Are there any issues upgrading to java 11?
Do we really need native Java Http client? Can Feign be cabdidate as well?
Java HTTP client would be enough. I do not like to have a lot of dependencies.
unfortunately I must using JDK 8 .... corpo bleble
Of course your way is correct - JDK 1.8 should not be used.
Proposition:
- announce plan
- in next version add warning when user use JDK 1.8
- give a users some time for preparing eg. 6 months
From up/down votes i see there are still JDK 8 users. I'll reopen this issue maybe next year.
We use java 11/17 in runtime, but many 3rd party stuff still forces us to build with java 8 and I don't see it going away in close future.