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# [Java 8 to Java 25: How Java Evolved from Boilerplate to a Modern Language](https://abstractalgorithms.hashnode.dev/java-8-to-java-25-evolution?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Every major Java feature from 8 to 25 — lambdas, records, sealed classes, virtual threads, pattern matching, and what they replace

Apr 5 · 25 min read · abstractalgorithms.hashnode.dev  
Updated Jun 18  
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