Java's Plans for 2025 Inside Java Newscast #83

In 2025, Java keeps evolving. Here's how the big OpenJDK projects Babylon, Loom, Leyden, Lilliput, Panama, and Valhalla (sans Amber) plan to push Java forward.

Show Notes

Project Babylon:

• Project Babylon

• mailing list

• Babylon updates: 1, 2

• JVMLS 2024: Code Reflection, HAT, and SPIR-V

• articles: Triton and LINQ

Project Loom:

• Project Loom

• mailing list

• JEP 491: No More Pinning on synchronized

• JEP 499: Structured Concurrency

• JEP 487: Scoped Values

Project Leyden:

• Project Leyden

• mailing list

• JEP 483: AOT Class Loading & Linking

• JEP draft: AOT Method Profiling

• JEP draft: AOT Code Compilation

Project Lilliput:

• Project Lilliput

• mailing list

• JEP 450: Compact Object Headers (Experimental)

Project Panama:

• Project Panama

• mailing list

• JEP 489: Vector API (9th incubator)

• jextract on GitHub

Project Valhalla:

• Project Valhalla

• mailing list

• JEP 401: Value Types

• JEP draft: Null-Restricted Value Class Types

• JEP draft: Null-Restricted and Nullable Types

• Java's Epic Refactor

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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