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Re:Java 17 / JDK 17: General Availability by shadycuz on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @10:54AM (#28525790)
Ahh so 17, is 1.17?

I swear I googled this like 2 months ago and the first 2 or 3 links weren't helpful so I gave up. Thanks!

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Re:Java 17 / JDK 17: General Availability by shawnz on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @11:21AM (#28526193)
Effectively yes, but the "1.x" format is deprecated since Java 9 and not used anymore, whereas versions 5 through 8 used both notations.

See https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/223#Dropping-the-initial-1-ele...

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