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Oracle's stewardship of Java SE accelerates delivery of innovation
- Java SE has experienced 58 updates and enhancements after the release of Java SE 9
- Updates have been predictable and frequent
- The increased frequency of Java SE updates means that developers are exposed to more innovation, sooner
Java is used to develop a multitude of emerging technologies
- Developers use Java for a multitude of emerging technologies
- Java is widely used for AI/ML, IoT and wearables
- Use of Java for emerging technologies illustrates its ability to support distributed development and cloud native development
Recent innovation in Java
- Projects
- Valhalla
- : Reduces memory and computational overhead
- Loom
: Innovates regarding Java handling of concurrent programming
- Panama
- : Makes it easier to develop I/O-intensive applications.
- Amber
- : Pattern matching, switch expressions and text blocks.
Enhancements
- Flight Recorder
(JDK 11)
- HTTP Client
(JDK 11)
- ZGC
Maximum Heap Size Increased to 16 TB (JDK 13)
- JEP 350
Dynamic CDS Archiving (JDK 13)
GraalVM optimizes Java for cloud native development
- Run Java faster
- Make applications extensible by means of native binaries that absolve applications of the need for the JVM
- Support for multiple languages and libraries
