/java-new-features

Exploring Java 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

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Java New Features

A project to explore more about the new features of Java 8, 9, ...

JDK Release Notes

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  • Java 17

    • Sealed classes (standard)
    • Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number Generator
    • Deprecate the Applet API for Removal
    • New macOS rendering for Java 2D API
    • Remove the experimental AOT and JIT compiler

  • Java 16 (Mar, 2021)

    • Records (standard)
    • Pattern matching for instanceof (standard)
    • Sealed classes (preview 2)
    • Unix-Domain Socket Channels
    • Warnings for Value-Based Classes
    • Foreign-Memory Access API (incubator)
    • Vector API (Incubator)
    • Foreign Linker API (Incubator)
    • Packaging Tool

  • Java 15 (Sep, 2020)

    • Sealed classes (preview)
    • Hidden classes
    • DatagramSocket reimplementation
    • Pattern matching for instanceof (preview 2)
    • Records (preview 2)
    • Foreign-Memory Access API (incubator)
    • GCs ZGC and Shenandoah turned final

  • Java 14 (May, 2020)

    • Switch expression (standard)
    • Pattern matching for instanceof (preview)
    • Text blocks improvements (preview 2)
    • Records (preview)
    • Helpful NullPointerExceptions
    • Packaging tool
    • JFR even streaming

  • Java 13

    • Switch expression (preview 2)
    • Text blocks (preview)
    • String API updates
    • NIO updates
    • Socket and ServerSocket reimplementation (Project Loom)
    • Dynamic CDS Archives
    • ZGC: Uncommit Unused Memory

  • Java 12

    • Switch expression (preview)
    • Compact Number Format
    • Collectors improvements
    • CompletableFuture improvements
    • CDS enable by default
    • New GC and improvements

  • Java 11

    • Removal of Java EE Modules, JavaFX and deprecated API
    • Http Client (incubator)
    • var in lambda expressions
    • API improvements
    • Null I/O

  • Java 10 (March, 2018)

    • Process API improvements
    • Collections improvements
    • Application Class-Data Sharing
    • var keyword to declare variables

  • Java 9

    • Milling Project Coin
    • Process API
    • Platform Logging API and Service
    • Concurrency improvements
    • Collections improvements
    • Project Jigsaw
    • Segmented code cache
    • JShell
    • much more (see JEPs)

  • Java 8

    • API
    • Stream API
    • Project Lambda
    • Repeating annotations

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