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#JavaNext Language Features

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Talkat JavaOne 2026 · 2026-03-17..03-19· [java]

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name:Daniel Smith
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resources

video:https://youtu.be/fFocVFEe2TI
slides:none on file

summary

Quick survey of concrete language work: Java 17/21 deliver text blocks, switch expressions with arrows and exhaustiveness, sealed types, records and pattern matching; Java 25 adds markdown comments, unnamed variable `_`, flexible constructor bodies, module imports, instance main methods, a tiny built-in HTTP server, compact source files and a simpler IO API. Upcoming previews show derived record creation (`with` expressions), abstract record superclasses, record-pattern assignments and constants, `value` classes (no identity), deconstructors for classes/interfaces, primitives in patterns, and declarative/final/non-null array creation. Slides and video links are provided.

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chapters (6)

  1. 0:00Introduction
  2. 4:52Java 17 & 21 features
  3. 17:38Java 25 features
  4. 28:46Future directions
  5. 45:51Design themes & closing
  6. 47:14Q&A

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