18 Future Java
This chapter covers
- Project Amber
- Project Panama
- Project Loom
- Project Valhalla
- Java 18
This chapter covers developments in the Java language and platform since the release of Java 17, consisting of future updates that have not yet arrived. New directions in the Java language and platform are governed by JEPs, but those are descriptions of the implementations of specific features. At a higher level, there are several large, long-running projects within OpenJDK that are implementing the major changes that are currently in-flight and will be delivered over the coming years.
We’re going to meet each project in turn and then Java 18. We’re going to start with Project Amber, where we will hear more of the story of pattern matching ...
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