The next version of Java, code-named Mustang, is expected to feature Web 2.0 functionality in the form of expanded support for scripting languages. Mustang is due in a beta release later this month.

the six-month release schedule for Java has caused some issues with class files, because often third-party frameworks include class-files that are older than the current version, resulting in ...

With new JDK releases scheduled to arrive every six months, organizations will quickly find themselves two or three versions behind the latest build. For example, any organization that upgraded to ...

JEP 238: Multi-Release JAR Files extends the JAR file format to allow multiple, Java-release-specific versions of class/resource files to coexist in the same archive. This upgrade makes it easier ...

they want to migrate to a newer Java LTS version. Oracle is proposing that the next LTS release should be Java 21 and made available in September 2023, which will change the ongoing LTS release ...

with regular updates within each release. Java LTS versions are considered more suitable for enterprise development, as they deliver full compatibility of source code and libraries and are backed ...

GraalVM will simultaneously release with new Java versions, supporting the current Java and LTS versions, and the previous LTS version for one additional year. The first two performance boosters ...

Web 2.0 and expanded support for scripting languages are expected to be key themes of the planned Mustang version of Java, which is due in a beta release later this month. Officially known as Java ...

1.18 pre-release 2 upgrades the Java version, and makes a bunch of bug fixes. That's it! And that means we're probably very close to the Minecraft 1.18 release date. Minecraft runs on Java version ...

However, the company now notes that "as of the release of Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3, the version of Java that is ported by Apple, and that ships with Mac OS X, is deprecated. "This means ...