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JDK 25: The new features in Java 25

Long-term support release due in September has been frozen at 18 features, ranging from stable values and structured concurrency to ahead-of-time method profiling and JFR CPU-time profiling on Linux.

By Paul Krill

Jun 6, 202512 mins

JavaProgramming LanguagesSoftware Development

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Python popularity climbs to highest ever – Tiobe

Only Java in 2001 had a higher popularity rating, while Python’s lead over rival languages is the largest in the history of the index.

By Paul Krill

May 8, 2025 3 mins

JavaProgramming LanguagesPython

Oracle releases FIPS-validated crypto module for Java

Jipher is a cryptographic service provider for Java that packs a FIPS 140-2 validated OpenSSL cryptographic module.

By Paul Krill

Apr 30, 2025 2 mins

Application SecurityDevelopment Libraries and FrameworksJava

Enter the parallel universe of Java’s Vector API

The Vector API gives Java developers everything they need to tap into CPU-level performance gains for numerically intensive operations.

By Simon Ritter

Apr 17, 2025 6 mins

JavaProgramming LanguagesSoftware Development

JRuby 10 brings faster startup times

Latest version of the Ruby implementation for the JVM also updates Java version support and Ruby language compatibility.

By Paul Krill

Apr 15, 2025 3 mins

JavaProgramming LanguagesRuby

10 Java-based tools and frameworks for generative AI

There’s no reason Python developers should have all the fun. Here are 10 popular Java-based tools for integrating artificial intelligence into your Java applications and workflows.

By Peter Wayner

Apr 7, 2025 9 mins

Development ToolsGenerative AIJava

Sonatype warns of 18,000 open source malware packages

Over half of the malware Sonatype discovered in Q1 2025 was designed to exfiltrate sensitive information from infected systems, the company said.

By Paul Krill

Apr 3, 2025 2 mins

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Java plan prepares to restrict final field mutation

Proposal would issue warnings about uses of deep reflection to mutate final flelds, preparing for a future Java release that disallows mutation of final fields by default.

By Paul Krill

Apr 1, 2025 2 mins

JavaProgramming LanguagesSoftware Development

Oracle releases ML-optimized GraalVM for JDK 24

GraalVM JDK release features a new generation of ML-enabled profile inference that boosts peak performance nearly 8% on average on microservices benchmarks.

By Paul Krill

Mar 25, 2025 3 mins

Development Libraries and FrameworksJavaMachine Learning

Ex-Sun CEO Scott McNealy reflects on Java’s founding

McNealy and Oracle luminaries reflect on the early days and staying power of the 30-year-old programming language and platform.

By Paul Krill

Mar 20, 2025 2 mins

JavaProgramming LanguagesSoftware Development

Oracle reveals five new features coming to Java

The Java enhancement proposals include both language enhancements and performance optimizations, starting with a stable values API in JDK 25.

By Paul Krill

Mar 18, 2025 3 mins

JavaProgramming LanguagesSoftware Development

JDK 24: The new features in Java 24

Java 24 arrived today in a production release, packed with two dozen features. It’s a short-term support release eligible for six months of premier support.

By Paul Krill

Mar 18, 2025 13 mins

JavaProgramming LanguagesSoftware Development

Java hiring plans slip, survey says

Only about half of Java shops plan on adding developers in 2025, while use of AI for Java development has soared, per Perforce’s 2005 Developer Productivity Report.

By Paul Krill

Mar 13, 2025 3 mins

Core JavaGenerative AISoftware Deployment