JVM Language Summit 2023 Keynote
summary
Announces that Java now develops on the tip with a six-month cadence so innovation ships faster while Long Term Support releases keep stability; reports virtual threads become finalized in JDK 21 with virtual threads plus scoped values and structured concurrency in preview; lists Amber features already shipped (records, pattern matching, sealed classes, switch expressions, text blocks) and upcoming string templates; says Panama’s foreign function and memory API is in preview and the vector API is usable; describes Valhalla targeting value types, unified primitives/classes and built‑in nullity control.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Welcome and Java's future
- 5:55JVM language summit 2023
- 6:52Java's enduring popularity
- 8:16Core goals and values
- 9:35Role of a steward
- 9:52Major Java projects update
- 20:53Conclusion
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