The good stuff landed in Java 8, so you left the party too early. From Java 8 on it has changed direction completely (less OO + JavaBeans, more functional + ADT

The good stuff landed in Java 8, so you left the party too early. From Java 8 on it has changed direction completely (less OO + JavaBeans, more functional + ADTs). It feels like a completely different language from the Java 1.4 / 5 days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_version_history#Java_SE_8_(LTS) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_version_history#Java_SE_8...