Episode 74 “Ask the Architects at Devoxx” [AtA]

In the Ask the Architect session at Devoxx Belgium 2026, the audience members got to ask the Java architects their questions:

• Custom Virtual Thread Scheduler

• Deprecations & Removals

• Javadoc & AI

• OpenJDK Priorities in the Age of AI

• String Deep Dive

• Primitive Specialization

• Better Modules

• Memory Layout Introspection

• String Templates

• Easier Construction

• Automatic Heap Sizing

Show Notes

• Ron's keynote Java - The Year of the Runtime!

• other Devoxx BE 2026 talks from the panel members

Additional Resources

• dev.java: the destination for Java developers

• OpenJDK: the place to collaborate on the Java Platform and related projects

• Oracle Java: the #1 programming language and development platform

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