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Encourage vendors of IBM i software to migrate to Java 17.

  • 1.  Encourage vendors of IBM i software to migrate to Java 17.

    Posted Thu December 21, 2023 07:45 AM

    I would encourage vendors of IBM i software to start migrating to Java 17.

    What about IBM i 7.3?  It does not support Java 17 (see link above).  IBM i 7.3 and above currently support Java 11 but the clock is ticking on that.  Most software vendors move slower than snails so I suspect any move to Java 17 could be done with plenty of notice to their customers of their intention to move to that and the ramifications it might have for those still running IBM i 7.3.  IDK if any of the software vendors have enough pull with IBM to find out what IBM's plans are to support Java 11 on the next version of IBM i.

    All my predictions are based off of publicly available IBM sites and none is based on any 'insider' knowledge.



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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
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