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Allowing entire modules to be imported all at once would eliminate tedious typing and simplify the reuse of modular libraries in Java.
State of DevSecOps report finds 90% of Java services susceptible to vulnerabilities in third-party libraries.
G1 garbage collector improvement would also reduce the overhead of the JDK’s C2 optimizing compiler, benefiting cloud-based Java deployments.
JetBrains IDEs introduce full line code completion using a built-in language model, starting with the 2024.1 versions.
K2 compiler provides significantly faster and more stable Kotlin code highlighting and Kotlin code completion, JetBrains said.
Java Development Kit 22 contains an average number of new features, but is better than average in other ways. Let’s take a look.
GraalVM for JDK 22 makes most Java 22 features available for Graal just-in-time and Native Image ahead-of-time compilation.
OpenJDK draft plan would decrease fragmentation in the JVM code cache and reduce application execution time.
JDK 22 adds 10 new root CA certificates, a new asymmetric key interface, and a -XshowSettings option for displaying security settings.
New features like var, auto-compile, text blocks, record classes, and more are shifting Java in subtle but powerful ways—toward a more flexible, dynamic future.
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