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# [Java 14 to 17: Records, Sealed Classes, Text Blocks, and Pattern Matching](https://abstractalgorithms.hashnode.dev/java-14-to-17-records-sealed-pattern-matching?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Records eliminated boilerplate. Sealed classes enforced type hierarchies. Pattern matching removed redundant casts. Java 17 LTS made it stable.

May 3 · 25 min read · abstractalgorithms.hashnode.dev  
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