The six-month feature release cycle culminates in a Long-Term Support (LTS) version every two years, simplifying migration planning.
Preview features and incubator modules allow developers to test new language constructs and APIs before they are finalized, enabling community feedback.
Records provide a concise syntax for creating immutable data carrier classes, automatically generating constructors, accessors, equals(), and hashCode().
Pattern matching for instanceof and switch statements eliminates the need for explicit casting and simplifies complex conditional logic.
Sealed classes and interfaces restrict which other classes can extend or implement them, providing more declarative control over inheritance hierarchies.
Recent API additions include day period support in DateTimeFormatter, a more efficient Stream.toList() method, and Unix-domain socket channels for IPC.
Strong encapsulation of internal APIs like sun.misc.Unsafe is now paired with the new Foreign Linker and Memory Access APIs for safer native interoperability.
The Vector API optimizes complex mathematical computations, while elastic metaspace reduces the JVM's memory footprint by returning unused class metadata memory to the OS.
Several legacy features have been removed, including RMI Activation, the Applet API, experimental AOT/JIT compilers, and weak TLS versions.
The jpackage tool simplifies application distribution by creating self-contained, native installers like MSI, DMG, and RPM for different operating systems.
57:45Jonathan Vila
47:15Daniel Strmečki
45:30Michael Inden
27:49Ron Veen
30:28Ron Veen
55:30Christian Woerz
38:07Lothar Schulz
41:37Dan Lebrero
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