Java 24 Language & API Changes - Inside Java Newscast #81

#Java 24's feature list contains a whopping 24 JDK Enhancement Proposals. Here, we're going to look at the language and API changes: from pattern matching primitives to flexible constructor bodies, from stream gatherers to the class-file API, and from quantum-safe encryption to structured concurrency.

JDK 24: https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/24/
Early-access builds: https://jdk.java.net/24/
   • Java 24 Performance Improvements & Depreca...  
https://inside.java/tag/jdk%2024

~~~ Chapters ~~~

0:00 Intro
0:35 Stream Gatherers
JEP 485: https://openjdk.org/jeps/485
JEP Cafe #23 - Gatherer Deep Dive:    • Better Java Streams with Gatherers - JEP C...  
1:34 Class-File API
JEP 484: https://openjdk.org/jeps/484
IJN #56 on the Class-File API:    • New Class-File API will make Java Updates ...  
IJN #79 on Tip & Tail:    • Release Your (Java) Projects Like OpenJDK ...  
Multi-Release JARs: https://nipafx.dev/multi-release-jars...
2:54 Quantum Salad
JEP 496: https://openjdk.org/jeps/496
JEP 497: https://openjdk.org/jeps/497
4:23 Key Derivation Function API
JEP 478: https://openjdk.org/jeps/478
5:25 Structured Concurrency
JEP 499: https://openjdk.org/jeps/499
Loom EA builds: https://jdk.java.net/loom/
6:27 Scoped Values
JEP 487: https://openjdk.org/jeps/487
7:27 Vector API
JEP 489: https://openjdk.org/jeps/489
7:33 Primitive Patterns
JEP 488: https://openjdk.org/jeps/488
IJN #66 on Primitive Patterns:    • Java 23: Restoring the Balance with Primit...  
8:50 Flexible Constructors
JEP 492: https://openjdk.org/jeps/492
IJN #62 on Flexible Constructors:    • Java 22 Previews Statements Before `super(...  
Brian Goetz - Valhalla Where Are We?    • Valhalla - Where Are We? #JVMLS  
9:40 Module Import Declarations
JEP 494: https://openjdk.org/jeps/494
IJN #69 on Module Imports:    • Module Imports in Java 23 - Inside Java Ne...  
11:43 Simplified Launch Protocol
JEP 495: https://openjdk.org/jeps/495
IJN #49 on Simplified Main:    • Script Java Easily in 21 and Beyond - Insi...  
12:23 Performance

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