A walk through language features, APIs, and JDK capabilities that make Java quicker to use with less ceremony and more immediate results. Also, a rundown of some of the projects with all tests green on JDK 16.

nipafx (Nicolai Parlog)

A walkthrough of recent Java improvements that make the language quicker and less ceremonious to use, covering language features (var, text blocks, records), APIs (collection factories, HTTP client), JVM tools (jshell, single-source file execution), and ecosystem tools (SDKMAN, jbang, Bach). Also covers JDK 16 compatibility status for major projects including Gradle 7, GlassFish, Eclipse Collections, Hibernate, JUnit, and JaCoCo, with notes on the OpenJDK Quality Outreach Group.

Quicker Java and JDK 16 compatibility