Java 22 introduces stream gatherers, a new mechanism for manipulating streams of data. Stream gatherers are the delivered feature for JEP 461, allowing developers to create custom intermediate ...

Java’s stream operations would become more flexible and expressive and allow custom intermediate operations to manipulate streams of infinite size to the extent possible, under a proposal in the ...

Oracle released JDK 26, the 17th consecutive feature release delivered under the six-month cadence the project adopted in 2018. The release includes ten JDK Enhancement Proposals spanning language ...

The current version, OpenJDK 25, was released in the fall of 2025, with many vendors offering Long-Term Support (LTS). Many companies use such releases as a stability anchor for migrations and ...

The latest release of Java Development Kit (JDK) 24, scheduled for release on March 18, introduces 24 new features, marking the most substantial update to the platform since 2018. Key changes include ...