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"Oracles plans to evolve Java in 2024 involve OpenJDK projects," writes InfoWorld, citing a recent video by Oracle Java developer relations representative Nicolai Parlog. (Though many improvements may not be usable until 2025 or later...) - For Project Babylon, Parlog cited plans for code refle...

The Java steward expects the OpenJDK to tackle improvements ranging from a simplified main to GPU programming, condensers, and value objects, although all may not arrive this year.

As of today, JDK 20 is available for use. 6 JEPs get the necessary updates in JDK 20. We were able to get a sneak peek before the launch via a briefing

OpenJDK plan would improve support for archived Java heap objects in class data sharing, aligning with the Project Leyden effort to improve startup performance.

Also improves peak performance and program footprints.

OpenJDK plan would improve support for archived Java heap objects in class data sharing, aligning with the Project Leyden effort to improve startup performance.

OpenJDK has proposed a new OpenJDK Project, codenamed Galahad, to merge some of the GraalVM Native Compilation technologies into the OpenJDK codebase.

This report provides a summary of how the InfoQ Java editorial team and several Java Champions currently see the adoption of technology and emerging trends within the Java and JVM space in 2022.

Project Galahad would contribute Java-related GraalVM technologies to the OpenJDK Community for possible incubation in Java, starting with GraalVM’s JIT and AOT compiler tech.

GraalVM is a high-performance JDK distribution written for Java and other JVM languages, along with support for JavaScript, Ruby, Python, and several other p...