Oracle extends Extended support for Java 8

Java 8 was released six years ago this month and has been succeeded by several other Java versions. Nevertheless, Java 8 — aka Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 — is likely the most-used version of Java today, an Oracle official acknowledged on March 12.

While 30 percent to 40 percent of Java users are believed to now be using Java 11 or later in production, even more users are probably running Java 8, said Georges Saab, vice president of software development in the Java platform group at Oracle.

For that reason, Oracle recently agreed to offer fee-based Extended-level support for Java 8, featuring additional maintenance and upgrades, until December 2030. Extended-level support for Java 8 was supposed to end in 2025, but customers sought an extension.

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