These are relatively small-scoped library changes only though.
Meanwhile Go already had a language change, while being less than half its age (loop variable capture).
A long enough list of small changes eventually equates to a big change. People generally can't update applications from Java 8 or below to a new one without code updates.
A long enough list of small changes eventually equates to a big change. People generally can't update applications from Java 8 or below to a new one without code updates.