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If you're on pre-Java 8u191, containers will see host memory. Use -XX:InitialRAMPercentage and -XX:MaxRAMPercentage to fix. 3. Backport Modern APIs (Without Upgrading the JDK) You don't need Java 17 to write cleaner code. Use these backported libraries:

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| Modern Feature | Backport for Java 8/11 | |----------------|------------------------| | java.util.Optional (more methods) | Stream.findFirst() is native, but use for extra collectors | | Date/Time API (java.time) | Native in Java 8 ✅ | | List.of() , Set.of() | Use Google Guava ( ImmutableList.of ) | | String.isBlank() , lines() | Apache Commons Lang3 ( StringUtils.isBlank ) | | HTTP Client | OkHttp or Apache HC 5.x | If you're on pre-Java 8u191, containers will see host memory

// Instead of waiting for Java 11 public static String repeat(String str, int times) return String.join("", Collections.nCopies(times, str)); Backport Modern APIs (Without Upgrading the JDK) You