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Proposed release model for Java software libraries would give application developers a better experience while helping library developers innovate faster, Oracle says.
The next version of the Ruby language implementation for the JVM will be compatible with the upcoming Ruby 3.4.0 release and Rails 7.1 and later.
Security-related enhancements include crypto performance updates, new debugging options, and additions to Kerberos and PKI.
Java 23, now generally available, includes previews of module import declarations, stream gatherers, structured concurrency, scoped values, and a class-file API. And much more.
OpenJDK proposal would boost Java application startup speed by having classes made available in a loaded and linked state when the JVM starts.
Python is the first programming language to climb to an 18% rating since Java, which rated 18% nearly eight years ago.
The newest Java extension for VS Code also brings dependency management without a build tool and support for Markdown in JavaDoc.
Java enhancement proposal would preserve the status of the Java Native Interface as a standard way to interoperate with native code, while disallowing interoperation with native code by default.
Value objects would be distinguished only by their field values, not by identity, providing an easier programming model for simple values.
Project Leyden is an OpenJDK project intended to improve the startup time, time to peak performance, and footprint of Java programs.