Originally published on August 25, 2023 at https://bruno.verachten.fr/2023/08/25/a-glimpse-of-the-future/ A glimpse of the future You’ve all seen it before: the bitter sting of botched predictions. Flying cars, nuclear ovens in the kitchen, killer robot dogs, and lunar living - all expected to be part of our daily lives by now. Well, some of these wild dreams did come to pass, but I’m not about to roll the dice and predict what our world will look like 50 years hence. Instead, let me paint a picture of Jenkins' future up until October 2024. Why am I being so specific about this end date, you ask? It’s because I want to highlight two major projects that Jenkins might tackle before the leaves start to fall next year. One of these projects is the potential leap to JDK21, and we’ve got a proposed roadmap for that. Jenkins might make the switch to JDK21 in October 2024, as JDK11 could be left behind. This transition is one of the significant moves Jenkins might be considering in the coming months.…