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EFreethought on Aug 22, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Go is still not good

There are still a LOT of places running old versions of Java, like JDK 8.

Java is great if you stick to a recent version and update on a regular basis. But a lot of companies hate their own developers.

gf000 12 months ago [–]

60% is in newer than 8, though. So I wouldn't write down the platform.

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