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Java 24 adds several new features to the language, such as the availability of the Stream Gatherers API and Class-File API, ...

Java 8 shipped with improved libraries such as the new java.time package and the Optional class which Spring is able to use to make it easier to write clear / simpler code.

Java has been one of the top two programming languages for the past 10 years. How has it stood the test of time? Good design and continuous innovation have a lot to do with it.