Broadly I agree, but JDK 8 was released in 2014, so while Java is certainly conservative you're overplaying it there.
The relatively recent adoption of the 6 monthly release cadence is helping a lot - particularly with the small feature additions that used to get stuck behind the release train.
The relatively recent adoption of the 6 monthly release cadence is helping a lot - particularly with the small feature additions that used to get stuck behind the release train.