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Mastering Java 11

You're reading from   Mastering Java 11 Develop modular and secure Java applications using concurrency and advanced JDK libraries

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789137613
Length 462 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Dr. Edward Lavieri Jr. Dr. Edward Lavieri Jr.
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Preface 1. The Java 11 Landscape FREE CHAPTER 2. Discovering Java 11 3. Java 11 Fundamentals 4. Building Modular Applications with Java 11 5. Migrating Applications to Java 11 6. Experimenting with the Java Shell 7. Leveraging the Default G1 Garbage Collector 8. Microbenchmarking Applications with JMH 9. Making Use of the Process API 10. Fine-Grained Stack Tracing 11. New Tools and Tool Enhancements 12. Concurrency Enhancements 13. Security Enhancements 14. Command-Line Flags 15. Additional Enhancements to the Java Platform 16. Future Directions 17. Contributing to the Java Platform 18. Assessment 19. Other Books You May Enjoy

New version-string scheme

Prior to Java 9, the release numbers did not follow industry standard versioning—semantic versioning. For example, the last four JDK 8 releases were as follows:

  • Java SE 8 Update 144
  • Java SE 8 Update 151
  • Java SE 8 Update 152
  • Java SE 8 Update 161
  • Java SE 8 Update 162

Semantic versioning uses a major, minor, patch (0.0.0) schema as follows:

  • Major equates to new API changes that are not backward compatible
  • Minor is when functionality is added that is backward compatible
  • Patch refers to bug fixes or minor changes that are backward compatible

Oracle has embraced semantic versioning starting with Java 9 and beyond. For Java, a major-minor-security schema will be used for the first three elements of Java version numbers:

  • Major: A major release consisting of a significant new set of features
  • Minor: Revisions and bug fixes that are backward compatible...
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