jdk 8 to 25

If you started Java around 2014–2016, chances are you lived in the world of Java 8 for a long time.
And honestly… Java 8 was revolutionary.
But what many developers don’t realize is 👉 the real transformation of Java happened after JDK 8.
Java didn’t just add features — it reinvented itself:
Faster release cycles
Modern language features
Massive performance upgrades
Completely new concurrency model (yes, Virtual Threads 🔥)