Do you need to switch to a higher version of JDK?

[Lambdua]

I am the maintainer of this open-source library, and I developed it based on the openai Java library. Currently, the JDK 8 version is no longer suitable for my own needs. I have the idea of upgrading to a higher version of the JDK to use more of its features
However, this idea depends on the thoughts of the people using this library. I hope those who see this issue can provide their own opinions

[propertius]

I would try and keep supporting JDK 8. The 8 and 11 versions still dominate the production applications out there. Switching to 17 would seem too risky for me, and could eventually have an impact on this library's adoption. Here a poll from next year: https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/devecosystem-2023/java/

[Lambdua]

New projects might actually benefit from using a higher version of the JDK. For maintaining older projects, JDK 8 is perfectly reasonable. However, most projects using this library are likely relatively new. So far, there hasn't been significant demand for upgrading the JDK version. Although I personally have this need, there hasn't been much feedback on it, so upgrading the JDK isn't planned for now.

[Ran-Mewo]

If you want to try something experimental then you could have a look at Jabel
It allows Java 9+ syntax when targeting for Java 8