Re: [DISCUSS] Prepare next Torque release with java 17 baseline

Hi Georg,

> Am 02.09.2024 um 16:52 schrieb Kallidis, Georg <[email protected]>:
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> Hi Torque Devs,
> 
> what about to upgrade Java baseline to version 17 for the next release?
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> This would be in line with Apache Turbine project v7, which does use Torque as ORM mapper, and is now in the process to upgrade to Java 17.
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> In my opinion we do not need a vote for this, when discussing is sufficient and no one comes up with an better alternative or other considerations ..
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> Thanks for your comments!
> 
> Best regards, Georg

Generally: +1
Do we actually benefit from using Java 17 features? What impact would it have on JDBC compatibility (I lost track on versions)?
My main concern is the modernisation of the template code. It is quite awful to debug. The latest attempt dates back to Java-5 times IIRC.

Bye, Thomas