In JavaOne 2026's closing session, the audience members asked the Java architects their questions about the state of structured concurrency and Project Babylon, how Java is being developed and what role AI plays in that, and more.

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At JavaOne 2026's closing session, Java architects fielded audience questions covering a wide range of topics: the current state of Structured Concurrency and Project Babylon, how Java features are prioritized, module adoption challenges, Stream API performance improvements, the module vs class path debate, thoughts on Lombok, object header size, JDK build tooling, use of AI in JDK development, hardware interaction, backwards compatibility concerns, and the next generation of Java developers.

Episode 56 “Ask the Architects at JavaOne” [AtA] – Inside.java