Thread by @bclozel

@vedran_pavic Java 11 was an option. But with JDK 11 LTS free updates ending before JDK8’s , most of the upgrade pain being there, and all the missing cool language features introduced as of 12…
At that point staying on JK8 looked almost more appealing!

@vedran_pavic Spring pays attention to backwards compatibility with its API, flexibility with 3rd party dependencies - but Spring also has a responsibility to use a sane baseline for the entire community and move the ecosystem forward.

@vedran_pavic So far the response from the community has been quite positive. The recording of Juergen’s talk at #SpringOne will be live soon. Hopefully we’ll get more feedback!