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JDK 20 Introduces Structured Concurrency The new incubating API for structured concurrency introduces a new style of concurrent programming with several additional benefits. |
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Java 20 Brings Scoped Values to Core-Libs Each new version of Java brings new features for its different components: specification/language, core libs, and the JVM. In this article, we will explore the scoped values feature in the core-libs component. |
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Java 18 Introduces Simple Web Server Typically, if you want to serve even a simple HTML file you would need to start an HTTP Server. Java 18 adds a minimal out-of-the-box HTTP Server that doesn't require configuration and setup. |
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New Non-Language Features in Java 17 Java 17, the latest Long Term Support (LTS) version, has added new non-language features such as pseudo-random number generators. |
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New Language Features in Java 17 As Java 17 is the latest Long Term Support (LTS) version after Java 11, it is opportune to go over the new language features it adds, some of which had been Preview features in intermediate versions. |
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Groovy - Agile Java Groovy's recent surge in usage (TIOBE index ranking from 26 to 12 between Feb. 2020 and Feb. 2021) could be attributed to the many benefits the language provides. Groovy, like Java, is compiled to JVM (Java Virtual Machine) bytecode. |
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Sealed Classes in Java 17 Sealed classes are classes that permit only specific classes to extend them, as a result limiting extensibility. Sealed classes provide several benefits such as: additional modularization, could be used to develop internal classes, could be used to develop proprietary software. |
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New JVM Features in JDK 11 Java SE 11 is a recent LTS (Long Term Support) version of Java. Java 11 has introduced several other (non-language features), some of which we’ll discuss in this article. |