The current end of life support dates are interesting. I extracted some dates from the official support table to make it easier to see this.
| Version | General Availability | PRemiere | Extended |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7/11 | 7/19 | 7/22 |
| 8 | 3/14 | 3/22 | 10/30 |
| 11 | 9/18 | 9/23 | 9/26 |
| 17 | 9/21 | 9/26 | 9/29 |
First of all, extended support for Java 7 is less than a year away. You aren’t still on Java 7, right? 🙂
Second, premiere support for Java 11 ends later than Java 8. However, extended support for Java 8 ends way later. This is interesting. I guess Oracle recognizes it is harder to move off Java 8 than other versions?