Java New Features
Java 8 Features
Functional Programming
Lambda Expressions
Functional Interfaces
Method References
Default Methods
Stream API
New Date/Time
Java 9 Features
JShell - REPL (Read Evaluate Process Loop)
Factory Methods for Immutable List, Set and Map - of()
Private Methods in Interfaces
Try with Resources Enhancements
Stream API Enhancements - takeWhile(), dropWhile()
Module System (Project JigSaw)
Modularise the application into modules. Promotes reusability and
simplifies custom development and deployment
Every module has module descriptor and can be build as separate
JAR file for deployment
Module Descriptor - module-info.java
exports <package-name>
exports <package-name> to <mod-name>
requires <mod-name>
provides <service-name> with <service-impl-name>
uses <service-name>
opens <package-name>
Reactive Streams (Specification)
Asynchronous processing with non-blocking back pressure
Reactive Manifesto
Responsive
Resilient
Elastic
Message Driven
Reactive Stream Specification
Publisher
subscribe()
Subscriber
onSubcribe
onNext
onError
onComplete
Subscription
request()
cancel()
Processor
Reactive Stream Implementation
Project Reactor => Spring WebFlux
Mono, Flux
- map, sort, filter, distinct
Subscriber
java.util.concurrent.Flow => Java 9
RxJava => RxJava 2 (ReactiveX)
Java 10 Features
Local Variable Type Inference
Optional Enhancements - orElseThrow()
Collection Enhancements - copyOf() factory method
Stream API Enhancements - Collectors can return unmodifiable collection
Java 11 Features [LTS]
Compile Free Launch -> Launching Single File Source Code Program
var in Lambda -> (@NotNull var a, @NotEmpty var b) -> a + b
Optional isEmpty support
Not Predicate
Collection - toArray() default method
New methods in String - lines, isBlank, strip, stripTrailing,
stringLeading, repeat
New Files and Path methods - writeString(), readString()
New HttpClient
Other Features - ASCII, UTF 8, UTF 16, UTF 32
Unicode 1-9/10 Support -> 12k+ characters
Nest Based Access Control
ZGC (Experimental) - Low Latency Garbage Collector
Epsilon - No-op Garbage Collector
Low Overhead Heap Profiling
Removed Features
Applets
Java Web Start
JavaFX moved out of JDK -> openjfx.io
Java EE and CORBA modules
Java 12 Features
String class new method - intent(), transform()
New File mismatch method - mismatch() => -1, N
Stream Enhancement - Collectors.teeing(downstream1, downstream2,
merger)
CompactNumberFormat
Preview Features
Switch Expression
Pattern Matching for instanceOf
Other Features
Unicode 11 Support
JVM Constants API
Micro Benchmark Suite
Default CDS Archive => Reduce Start Time and Memory
Footprint
Java 13 Features
NIO - ByteBuffer Enhancements - bulk get/put
Preview Features
Switch Expression
Text Block
Other Features
Legacy Socket API Reimplemented
Unicode 12 Support
Dynamic CDS Archive
CDS Enhancements
Java 14 Features
Switch Expression
Preview Features
Text Block
Pattern Matching for instanceOf
Records
Other Features
Helpful NullPointerException
Deprecated / Removed Features
CMS Garbage Collector
ParallelScavenge + SerialOld GC Combination
Solarix and SPARC ports
Java 15 Features
Text Blocks
Preview Features
Pattern Matching for instanceOf and typeChecks
Records
Sealed Classes
Other Features
Hidden Classes
ZGC and Shenandoah Garbage Collectors
Deprecated / Removed Features
Javascript Nashhorn Engine
Java 16 Features
Stream Enhancement - toList()
Preview Features
Pattern Matching for instanceOf and typeChecks
Records
Sealed Classes
Java 17 Features (LTS)
Pattern Matching
Switch Expression
Records
Sealed Classes
Preview / Incubating Features
Pattern Matching for Switch
Foreign Function and Memory API
Vector API
Other Features
Restore Always-Strict Floating-Point Semantics - strictfp
Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number Generators
New macOS Rendering Pipeline => OpenGL -> Metal API
macOS/AArch64 Port => Intel (AMD64) => M1/M2 (ARM64)
Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals => -illegal-access
Context-Specific Deserialization Filters
LTS Release Cycle reduced to two years
Deprecated / Removed Features
Deprecate the Applet API for Removal
Remove RMI Activation
Remove the Experimental AOT and JIT Compiler
Deprecate the Security Manager for Removal
