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JDK 25: The new features in Java 25

Long-term support release due in September will include a stable values API, compact source files and instance main methods, module import declarations, and flexible constructor bodies.

By Paul Krill

May 1, 20255 mins

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Oracle reveals five new features coming to Java

The Java enhancement proposals include both language enhancements and performance optimizations, starting with a stable values API in JDK 25.

By Paul Krill

Mar 18, 2025 3 mins

JavaProgramming LanguagesSoftware Development

JDK 24: The new features in Java 24

Java 24 arrived today in a production release, packed with two dozen features. It’s a short-term support release eligible for six months of premier support.

By Paul Krill

Mar 18, 2025 13 mins

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Java hiring plans slip, survey says

Only about half of Java shops plan on adding developers in 2025, while use of AI for Java development has soared, per Perforce’s 2005 Developer Productivity Report.

By Paul Krill

Mar 13, 2025 3 mins

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JavaOne 2025 heralds Java’s 30th birthday

Oracle’s annual Java conference set to showcase the past, present, and future evolution of the Java platform. Former Sun CEO Scott McNealy to keynote.

By Paul Krill

Mar 11, 2025 2 mins

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How to handle type erasure in advanced Java generics

Type erasure in Java generics programming can cause a variety of problems in your code. Fortunately, there are ways to work around them.

By Rafael del Nero

Mar 6, 2025 16 mins

JavaSoftware Development

The best Java and JVM language frameworks

The Java ecosystem supports a host of outstanding back-end frameworks, including many written for modern languages like Scala and Kotlin. Here's how seven top frameworks for Java and JVM languages compare.

By Matthew Tyson

Mar 5, 2025 9 mins

Development Libraries and FrameworksJavaSoftware Development

JDK 25 kicks off with a stable values API

Stable values could speed up the startup of Java applications by breaking up the monolithic initialization of application state.

By Paul Krill

Mar 4, 2025 2 mins

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The most relevant new features in JDK 24

Java 24 contains 24 new features – more than any Java release since 2018. These six will matter the most to Java developers and Java shops in the near term.

By Simon Ritter

Mar 3, 2025 6 mins

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C++, Go, and Rust gaining popularity – Tiobe

Fast programming languages are gaining ground in the Tiobe index of programming language popularity, but ‘slow’ Python still leads.

By Paul Krill

Feb 10, 2025 3 mins

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Stable values API would speed Java startups

Stable values combine immutable state and flexible timing of initialization, enabling optimizations for user code previously available only to JDK code.

By Paul Krill

Jan 28, 2025 2 mins

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Java-based organizations mostly use Java for AI development – report

Half of organizations that use or deploy Java-based applications and infrastructure also use Java to code AI functionality, according to the Azul 2025 State of Java report.

By Paul Krill

Jan 28, 2025 3 mins

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The OpenJDK’s plans for Java in 2025

Major Java enhancement projects for the coming year include work on code reflection, AOT compilation, eight-byte object headers, and finalizing the structured concurrency and scoped values APIs.

By Paul Krill

Jan 23, 2025 3 mins

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