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Java News Roundup: JEPs for JDK 28, Azul Payara, Gatherers4j, Google ADK, Yupiik, Apache Camel CVEs
This week's Java roundup for October 12th, 2026, features news highlighting: three OpenJDK JEPs targeted for JDK 28; the October 2026 edition of Azul Payara; point releases of Gatherers4j, Yupiik Fusion, Google ADK for Java and Google ADK for Kotlin; and 38 CVEs resolved in Apache Camel.
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JEP 543 Finalizes Structured Concurrency in JDK 28, Ending Seven Preview Rounds
JDK 28 finalizes structured concurrency through JEP 543, with no API changes from JDK 27. Teams on JDK 27 only need to drop --enable-preview and recompile. Code written for JDK 25 or 26 must adapt to the R_X exception type parameter, ExecutionException wrapping, and the abstract timeout() joiner callback.
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Java News Roundup: JobRunr 9, OpenXava 8, Quarkus, LangChain4j, JNoSQL, Introducing Lathe
This week's Java roundup for September 28th, 2026, features news highlighting: the GA releases of JobRunr 9.0 and OpenXava 8.0; point releases for Quarkus, Micronaut, LangChain4j, Eclipse JNoSQL; ADK for Java and ADK for Kotlin; and introducing Lathe, a new Java language server.
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Java News Roundup: TornadoVM 7.0, Groovy 6.0, GraalVM, Hibernate, Quarkus, Gradle, Maven
This week's Java roundup for September 21st, 2026, features news highlighting: GA releases of TornadoVM 7.0 and Groovy 6.0; point releases of GraalVM and Gradle; maintenance releases of Quarkus and GDK for Micronaut; the seventh release candidate of Maven 4.0; milestone releases of Micrometer Metrics and Tracing; and beta releases of Open Liberty and Hibernate ORM.
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Java News Roundup: JDK 27, Open J Proxy, A2A Jakarta, Azul Payara, BoxLang, Netflix ja
This week's Java roundup for September 14th, 2026, features news highlighting: the GA release of JDK 27, LibericaJDK 27, Open J Proxy 1.0 and A2A Jakarta 1.0; point releases of Azul Payara, JHipster, JetBrains Ktor and BoxLang; and introducing Netflix ja, a modern JMS command line development experience for Java developers.
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Java 27 Delivers Post-Quantum Cryptography, Future Language Innovation, Helidon 27, JavaFX 27
Oracle has released version 27 of the Java programming language and virtual machine. As the second non-LTS release since JDK 25, the final feature set includes nine JEPs, five of which are still progressing through the preview and incubator stages. This release focuses on strengthening security, future language innovation, and projects under the auspices of the Java Verified Portfolio.
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Java News Roundup: New OpenJDK JEPs, CDI 5.0, Spring, Open Liberty, RefactorFirst, ADK for Kotlin
This week's Java roundup for September 7th, 2026, features news highlighting: new JEPs for ahead-of-time compilation and structured concurrency; GA releases of Jakarta CDI 5.0 and ADK for Kotlin 1.0; the September 2026 edition of Open Liberty; point releases of TornadoVM and RefactorFirst; a maintenance release of Micronaut; and first releases candidates of Groovy 6.0 and Gradle 9.8.
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Java News Roundup: TornadoVM 6, JReleaser, LangChain4j, Java Operator SDK, JHipster, Yupiik Fusion
This week's Java roundup for August 31st, 2026, features news highlighting: the GA release of TornadoVM 6.0; point releases of JReleaser, LangChain4j, Java Operator SDK, JHipster, Kotlin Toolchain and Yupiik Fusion; and maintenance releases of Micronaut and GraalVM Development Kit.
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Java News Roundup: GraalVM, Jakarta Data, JNoSQL, Azul Payara, WildFly, Quarkus, Atmosphere
This week's Java roundup for August 24th, 2026, features news highlighting: the GA release of Atmosphere 4.0; point releases of GraalVM, Azul Payara and Quarkus; a maintenance release of WildFly 41; milestone releases of Jakarta Data and Eclipse JNoSQL; a beta release of the September 2026 edition of Open Liberty; and the release of Docker images for GlassFish 8.0.4.
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Java News Roundup: JDK 27-RC1, OpenJDK JEPs, Jakarta EE, BellSoft, Helidon, Micrometer, Tika 4.0
This week's Java roundup for August 17th, 2026, features news highlighting: the first release candidate of JDK 27; JEP 541 and JEP 540 targeted for JDK 28; the GA release of Apache Tika 4.0; a maintenance release of Helidon; the first milestone releases of Micrometer Metrics 1.18 and Micrometer Tracing 1.8; an update on Jakarta EE 12; and BellSoft Critical Security Patch Updates.
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JDK 27 and JDK 28: What We Know So Far
JDK 27, the second non-LTS release since JDK 25, has reached its first release candidate phase featuring a final set of nine new features, in the form of JEPs, that can be separated into four categories: Core Java Library, HotSpot, Security Library and Java Language Specification. We examine JDK 27 and predict what features have, or could be, targeted for JDK 28.
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JEP 540 Proposed to Target JDK 28 with a Simple JSON API
JEP 540, Simple JSON API, has progressed to Target status for JDK 28. It introduces a compact API for parsing and generating JSON documents without external dependencies. Focused on core tasks, it provides an immutable value hierarchy. The API allows simple traversal and conversion while enforcing strict syntax rules. Feedback during incubation will shape its future development.
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Java News Roundup: Simple JSON API, GlassFish, Jakarta EE, JNoSQL, Open Liberty, LangChain4j
This week's Java roundup for August 10th, 2026, features news highlighting: Simple JSON API proposed to target for JDK 28; an update on Jakarta EE 12; the August 2026 edition of Open Liberty; a point release of LangChain4j; maintenance releases of Eclipse JNoSQL and GraalVM Native Build tools; the third milestone release of GlassFish 9.0; and the second beta release of Groovy 6.0.
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Project Valhalla's First Preview: JEP 401 Redefines == for Java Objects
JEP 401, integrated into JDK 28, introduces value objects. These new class instances feature final fields, altered behavior for equality checks, and stricter construction and synchronization rules. It aims to enhance efficiency and reduce memory allocation costs. However, the preview is disabled by default and requires specific configuration at compile and run time.
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Java News Roundup: Shenandoah GC, TeamCity CVE, A2A Java SDK, Camel, Gradle, GlassFish, Groovy
This week's Java roundup for August 3rd, 2026, features news highlighting: JEP 535, Shenandoah GC: Generational Mode by Default, targeted for JDK 28; point releases of A2A Java SDK, Apache Camel and Gradle; a maintenance release of GlassFish; the fifth milestone release of Groovy 8.0; and a follow-up of the JetBrains TeamCity CVE.