The Future of Java is now!
summary
Covers concrete changes: a six‑month feature release cadence with Java ships every March and September, small incremental feature counts (12 in Java 10, 17 in Java 11, 8 in Java 12) and a three‑year cadence for LTS releases where Java 11 is LTS. Explains that commercial features were open‑sourced and that Oracle JDK and OpenJDK are binary compatible, shows new tools (jdeps, jlink, incubator modules, preview features), and lists experimental projects (Valhalla, Panama, Portola, Amber, Loom) with EA builds available now.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction and book context
- 3:12Java's legacy and future role
- 9:45Java licensing and pricing changes
- 13:01Java release model evolution
- 26:53Predictability and incremental improvements
- 30:25Java contributor ecosystem
- 33:15New Java projects and opportunities
- 37:53Early access builds and testing
- 38:58Community engagement and resources
- 41:27Q&A and language simplification
