2 years ago

https://thenewstack.io/java-after-java-17-lts-loyalty-containers-and-open-source/ is the workhorse of programming languages and Oracle continues to build upon both the language and development platform, providing enhancements not only to improve productivity, stability, performance and security, but also to lay a foundation for the future of the language. With the latest release of the platform, https://www.oracle.com/java/, also known as Java Development Kit (JDK) 19, Oracle has done just that — applying updates and improvements with seven JDK Enhancement Proposals (JEPs).

To maintain the rate of improvement to https://thenewstack.io/java-adapts-to-cloud-native-computing/, five years ago Oracle instituted a six-month cadence for releases of the platform.

Meanwhile, perhaps the most significant feature in Java 19 is https://openjdk.org/jeps/425, Virtual Threads, released in preview. Virtual Threads “dramatically reduces the effort of writing, maintaining, and observing high-throughput concurrent applications by introducing lightweight virtual threads to the Java Platform. Using virtual threads allows developers to easily troubleshoot, debug, and profile concurrent applications with existing JDK tools and techniques,” Oracle said.