Glimpse at Java 20: Pattern Matching, Concurrent Programming and Valhalla - Inside Java Newscast #38

Java 20 is almost round the corner and we already have a good idea of what new things will be in it. So let us visit them in this Newscast: sequenced collections, pattern matching from project Amber with the support of nesting and type inference, Loom and the new scoped values, and an update on Valhalla and value objects.

Show Notes

• Valhalla project and LW4 early access release

• JDK release process

• JEP 431: Sequenced Collections

• JEP 269: Convenience Factory Methods for Collections

• JEP 433: Pattern Matching for switch (Preview)

• JEP 432: Record Patterns (Second Preview)

• JEP 436: Virtual Threads (Second Preview)

• JEP 437: Structured Concurrency (Second Incubator)

• JEP 429: Scoped Values (Incubator)

• JEP draft: Value Objects (Preview)

• JEP 401: Primitive Classes (Preview)

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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