I think we should drop java 8. There are several reasons for this:
- As tools advance our java 8 build becomes more unstable. - Java 8 is deprecated and not supported. - Projects can continue to run RAT and build Java 8 executables if they wish using Java 11 or higher. - Several of the tools we use have stopped supported in java 8 for new features. I think we should - drop java 8 and set the minimum of java 11. - build under the newest java release - attempt builds under the newest unreleased java. These builds would not fail our overall build but act more as a canary to identify potential issues moving forward. Thoughts? W -- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/claudewarren
