# OpenJDK 19 Released! > The Friends Of OpenJDK community has put together a number of resources, and more coming in the coming weeks! - URL: https://foojay.io/today/openjdk-19-released/ - Published: 2022-09-20 - Authors: Geertjan Wielenga - Categories: Java Core, Release Notes OpenJDK 19 has been released today! Get it from your favorite vendor... whether it is BellSoft, Amazon, Red Hat, Azul, Oracle, Microsoft [or any other of a large number of Java providers](https://javaalmanac.io/jdk/19). The Friends Of OpenJDK community has put together a number of resources, and more coming in the coming weeks, about the new features and all the enhancements and fixes that have gone into the release, accompanied by a brand new podcast released today, featuring key Java community leaders from around the world. ### Release Highlights * [The 5 Most Pivotal and Innovative Additions to OpenJDK 19](https://foojay.io/today/the-5-most-pivotal-and-innovative-additions-to-openjdk-19/) * [What Can We Expect In OpenJDK 19?](https://foojay.io/today/what-can-we-expect-in-openjdk-19/) * [What the Heck Is Project Loom for Java?](https://foojay.io/today/what-the-heck-is-project-loom-for-java/) * [Thinking About Massive Throughput? Meet Virtual Threads!](https://foojay.io/today/thinking-about-massive-throughput-meet-virtual-threads/) ### OpenJDK 19 Fixes As always Foojay.io provides you with [a complete list of fixes, here](https://javaalmanac.io/jdk/19/): [![](image-1024x631.png)](https://javaalmanac.io/jdk/19/) ### New Foojay.io Podcast Also, [check out the brand new Foojay podcast, all the details here](https://foojay.io/today/foojay-podcast-5-openjdk-discussion-panel/): ## Content 0'00 Short intro and music 0'15 Introduction about the shift of Java releases to a 6-month release cycle and version 19 0'55 Introduction Speakers and Host 3'30 Review of articles published on Foojay regarding the new JDK 19 features 4'00 What is project Loom and virtual threads? 4'55 What can we expect in OpenJDK 19? 6'10 Project Amber, pattern matching, switch cases 7'10 Massive throughput with virtual threads 8'45 About preview and incubator features 12'50 Platform versus virtual threads 17'05 Java is becoming much stronger, reducing the need for extra frameworks 18'15 Java versus other languages 21'40 How trading companies can profit from virtual threads 22'50 Project Panama, shared memory use 28'05 About jextract 29'35 About Java versions, LTS, and how they are used 33'35 Record patterns 35'40 Maintainability and developer productivity 37'40 The importance of keeping up with other languages to keep Java "cool" for developers 43'30 About Java modules 45'45 Outro