The release of Java SE 15 in Sept 2020 will introduce "sealed classes" (JEP 360) as a preview feature. A sealed class is a class or interface which restricts which other classes or interfaces may ...

Project Valhalla’s value classes are heading to JDK 28, a 197,000-line change that rewrites how Java handles object identity. Oracle software engineer Lois Foltan has confirmed that Java Enhancement ...

A proposal before the OpenJDK development team would add hidden classes to Java, a capability intended to improve the efficiency of language implementations built on the JVM. Hidden classes are ...

Have you ever wondered how Java seamlessly combines its primitive data types with object-oriented programming? Enter wrapper classes, an important but often overlooked Java feature. These special ...

Java SE 14 (March 2020) introduces records as a preview feature. Records aim to enhance the language's ability to model "plain data" aggregates with less ceremony. A record can be best thought of as a ...

Oracle released Java 17, the latest version of the world’s number one programming language and development platform. Java 17 delivers thousands of performance, stability, and security updates, as well ...

What do developers love most about Java? For many, it’s how it manages to be so reliable (think Toyota) while still able to handle everything from parallel graph analytics to bleeding-edge finance ...

Java wasn't a revolution even at the time it first appeared. It introduced little that was new and yet we were carried along on a wave of enthusiasm. I can remember wondering why anyone would use it ...