Java 26 is here, and with it a solid foundation for the future
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- Java 26 introduces new features and improvements, focusing on laying a solid foundation for future updates.
- Key new features include Ahead-of-Time Object Caching with Any GC (JEP 516), HTTP/3 support for the HTTP Client API (JEP 517), and improvements to G1 GC throughput (JEP 522).
- Preview features include PEM Encodings of Cryptographic Objects (JEP 524), Structured Concurrency (JEP 525), Lazy Constants (JEP 526), and Primitive Types in Patterns (JEP 530).
- Deprecations include preparing to enforce final field immutability (JEP 500) and removing the Applet API (JEP 504).
- Performance enhancements include reducing synchronization in G1 GC and introducing a GC-agnostic object cache format.
- The Vector API (JEP 529) continues incubation, offering potential performance gains for vector computations.
- Java 26 aims to improve startup times, reduce latency, and enhance security and stability.