According to the State of the Java Ecosystem report, as of 2024, more than 32% of applications use Java 11 in production. Java 8 is at 28.8%, Java 17 is at 35.4% and Java 21 is at just 1.4%.

According to New Relic, the adoption of Java 17 has been faster than expected. In 2023, 9% of applications in production monitored by New Relic were using Java 17; Now, over 35% are using it.

Projects unable to upgrade to Java 17 can continue using Quarkus 3.6, although the project recommends to use Quarkus 3.2 as it's the latest Long Term Support (LTS) supporting Java 11.

Let me show you how. First, we’re going to install Java 17 and Java 18, so you can see how the switching is done. To install Java 17, open a terminal window and issue this command: ...

Java 11 is getting long in the tooth, so many developers are moving to the next oldest version that's still supported, Java 17. Here's what's different.

Azul found that Java 11, released in September 2018, and Java 17, released in September 2020, were used by 48% and 45% of respondents, respectively. Java 8, an LTS version released in March 2014 ...

Java 17, also known as JDK 17, has overtaken Java 11, from September 2018, as the most-used LTS version. The adoption rate of Java 21, though, was 287% higher in the first six months after its ...