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Java 19 Delivers Features for Projects Loom, Panama and Amber

September 20, 2022

Via: InfoQ

Oracle has released version 19 of the Java programming language and virtual machine. The seven JEPs in this final feature set include:

  • JEP 405: Record Patterns (Preview)
  • JEP 422: Linux/RISC-V Port
  • JEP 424: Foreign Function & Memory API (Preview)
  • JEP 425: Virtual Threads (Preview)
  • JEP 426: Vector API (Fourth Incubator)
  • JEP 427: Pattern Matching for switch (Third Preview)
  • JEP 428: Structured Concurrency (Incubator)

The feature cadence for Java 19 is similar to that of the nine new features in JDK 18, but lower than the: 14 features in JDK 17; 17 features in JDK16; 14 features in JDK 15; and 16 features in JDK 14.

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