DOCSP-25999: Added note about new Codec classes. (#316)

DBirtolo-mdb · web-flow · commit c1d443d58249 · 2023-01-27T16:24:59.000-08:00
* DOCSP-25999: Added note about new Codec classes.

* Small grammar update.

* JS feedback.
diff --git a/source/whats-new.txt b/source/whats-new.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ What's New in 4.8
   affect the behavior of your application, see
   :ref:`<java-breaking-changes-v4.8>`.
 
+.. important:: Deprecation Notice
+
+    The ``IterableCodec`` and ``MapCodec`` classes are deprecated. Instead,
+    use ``CollectionCodec`` and ``MapCodecV2``.
+    These support any class that implements ``Collection`` or
+    ``Map``.
+
 Behavioral changes with the 4.8 driver release include:
 
 - Requirement that you add an explicit dependency on the ``org.bson.codecs.record``
