Project Valhalla's JEP 401 will bring value classes to JDK 28, removing object identity from Java types in a 197,000-line change twelve years in the making ...

Don't hold your breath, though – architect Brian Goetz warns devs it will likely still be preview in next LTS release ...

The Java Community Process formally launches development of Java SE 28, with Project Valhalla once again positioned as the release's most closely watched feature.

Oracle has released the Oracle Java Platform extension for Visual Studio Code, bringing full-featured Java development for Maven and Gradle projects to Microsoft’s popular code editor. Available in ...

Oracle announced a language server tool for Java developers using Visual Studio Code to provide language-specific "smarts" in the super-popular, open source-based, cross-platform code editor. The new ...

With JDK 25, Java reaches another Long-Term Support (LTS) milestone — and for enterprises, that makes this release unavoidable. Oracle’s licensing terms for JDK 21 will soon expire, creating a ticking ...

Nine Java Enhancement Proposals make the final cut as OpenJDK shifts from feature development to bug fixing ahead of a September release.