Episode 30 “Preview Features: A Look Back and A Look Ahead” with Alex Buckley

Posted on March 21, 2023

Preview Features have been essential to the delivery of Java for the past 5 years, and Java 20 is no exception with second previews of both Virtual Threads and the Foreign Function & Memory API.

Chad discussing the importance of Preview Features with Alex Buckley, as well as an Informational JEP that added some further clarification for Preview Features with large surface areas.

Make sure to also check the Duke’s Corner podcast on YouTube or dev.java.

Show Notes

JDK 20 is Out
JEP 12: Preview Features
JEP Draft: Preview Features: A Look Back and A Look Ahead

Additional resources

Dev.java : The Destination for Java Developers
OpenJDK
Oracle Java

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