Last year was interesting — a new LTS release, some amazing successes, but also a global vulnerability was discovered. In this article, we will try to guess and predict how the industry will face the new challenges, and what innovations and developments will affect it the most.
General Trends
1. Migration From Java 8
A lot of apps still work on Java 8 — and it is easy to see why. It is still supported by many vendors, and there are many steps you need to take to migrate from 8 to 9 and higher because of radical changes introduced in Java 9. But we think that 2022 could be the year many people will finally decide to move to the latest LTS version for several reasons.