Java, like COBOL, is relatively easy to read and write. Also like COBOL, Java has maintained its modernity. Every time Java looked like it was fading, something has perked it up.

The next LTS release will be Java 21 in 2023. With JDK 17, Oracle will allow free use of Oracle JDK binaries in production for three years, one year past the next LTS. But that does not include an ...