Java's ecosystem is lingering since Oracle brought the language, and it's at the point where you should really look if the things you want to use are still in the state of the art, or if they felt behind every other language.
And if you are starting from scratch, whatever part of the ecosystem you use, I'm not optimist on its situation improving with time.
It hasn't been lingering since they were bought by Oracle. We've seen a rapid increase in the pace of feature and performance development.