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Challenge: Creating a preview build

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Challenge: Creating a preview build

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(upbeat music) - [Instructor] This challenge will require you to set up and configure a preview build of Java 14 for the H-Plus Sports API. The preview build will be used to compile and build the API on the latest version of Java. While we may not anticipate running the software on Java 14, it acts as a canary by alerting us to any upcoming issues in our code base for new versions of Java. This allows us to know what to expect as we migrate an application to later Java versions. And if time allows, we can address the issues ahead of time. Here are a few tips to get you started. To set up the preview build, you will need to install Java 14 and add it as a new runtime within Eclipse. Next, you will need to build a new Maven profile and run configuration for the build. Once you've created the run configuration, go ahead and execute the build. However, be ready for a few issues to be identified. If you're up for a bonus…

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