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Oracle released Java SE 13, the latest version of the Standard Edition of Java, which brings new security, performance and stability features to the Java language and platform. The company also rolled ...

In this article, we look at some of the "missing features" of Java, as well as the work, if any to remediate those.

New features in Java Java 17 adoption is increasing as organizations move away from Java 8 and Java 11 to migrate onto the latest LTS release. Plenty has changed since Java 8 and Java 11 were first ...

These features range from performance enhancements to the HotSpot virtual machine and garbage collection to much-requested (yet subtle) changes that make Java code more reliable, readable, and rapid.

Like many Java features and APIs, there are "gotchas" in exception handling. A common irritation is to allocate, using the "new" keyword, an exception in order to throw it.

While Java 8's updated default methods, parallel streams, and functional interfaces bring more function and flexibility to the Java platform, some developers note that change doesn't come without ...

Two decades of large-scale investment in Java's developing language and platform is strikingly rare in the history of languages.

Oracle has released Java 10. The new JDK 10 versions feature many enhancements and new features and it is now available for download from the Oracle website.

End your tour of Java's essential language features with Java 8's method references, interface default and static methods, and three lesser known language updates, then preview new features coming ...