It seems like it’s never been easier to start writing a simple program that can be turned into a more advanced one as development progresses. Let’s explore possibilities delivered by JDK 23 release. From the early days, Java may have …
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Exploring New Features in JDK 23: Gatherers upgrades pipeline design pattern JEP-473
Source-code flexibility goes hand in hand with maintainability and testability. The Java language benefits not only from its maturity but also from the fact that it is strongly typed. This may initiate possible discussion topics, as each defined variable requires …
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Exploring New Features in JDK 23: Builder Pattern Simplicity with JEP-455 Primitive Types in Patterns, instanceof, and switch (Preview)
The runtime initiation of any program requires allocating a given memory and after many additional steps the first object could be created. In a previous post, we explored how to improve maintainability of complex creation processes by using the factory …
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Java 23 Has Arrived, And It Brings a Truckload of Changes
Java 23 has arrived! It’s been six months since Java 22 was released, so it’s time for a fresh truckload of JEPs. In this article, we take you on a tour of everything that is part of this release, giving …
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Foojay Podcast #57: Welcome to OpenJDK (Java) 23
OpenJDK (Java) 23 is (almost) here! OpenJDK 23 introduces three new features to the language and runtime and many bug fixes, small improvements, and a longer list of preview features. What are the most important facts about this release? Let’s …
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Java 23: What’s New?
This new version of Java is rather sparse in terms of new features, and few of those currently under development have made it out of the preview.
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Unsafe is Finally Going Away: Embracing Safer Memory Access with JEP 471
Java’s sun.misc.Unsafe is being phased out. Learn safer memory access using VarHandle and Foreign Function & Memory API to keep your applications secure and up-to-date.
