# Foojay Podcast #73: JCon Report, Part 2 – Evolutions in the Java language and runtime

> In the second part of our JCON interviews, recorded at the conference in May, we focuses on general evolutions within the Java world and how they…

- URL: https://foojay.io/today/foojay-podcast-73/
- Published: 2025-06-16
- Authors: Cay Horstmann, Frank Delporte, Hanno Embregts, Jens Knipper, Karl Heinz Marbaise, Miro Wengner
- Categories: Java, Java Core, Podcast


In the second part of our JCON interviews, recorded at the conference in May, we focuses on general evolutions within the Java world and how they influence how we write code and develop applications. We take a look back at the history of Java, discuss new features in the latest release, how Java evolves with OpenJDK projects and JEPS, how Java is used in education, and much more...

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## Content

00:00 Introduction

00:19 Steve Poole – Java APIs in a modern way, History of Java  
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/noregressions>

06:42 Hanno Embregts - Java 24, Java in education  
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannotify/>

12:20 Karl Heinz Marbaise - Stream gatherers, Java evolutions, JEPs, Java stability  
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/khmarbaise/>

26:19 Cay Horstmann - Project Valhalla, Project Loom, JEPs, OpenJDK projects  
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/cay-horstmann-659a4b/>

34:20 Miro Wengner - Java modules, Robo4J  
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwengner/>

37:52 Dmitry Chuyko – Improve startup and performance of Java applications in containers  
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/dchuyko/>

42:26 Jens Knipper - Receiving emails with Java, Java improvements over time, writing on Foojay  
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/jens-knipper-87b4a717b/>  
<https://foojay.io/today/receiving-mails-in-java-with-imap-or-pop3/>

46:55 Conclusion