Major releases with a multitude of new features appear every six months. Some start as incubators and many go through several preview phases. And even if we can't use the new functions directly, it's always worth looking at the latest version. We are currently working on exciting topics such as extensions for pattern matching, libraries for virtual threads, string templates, stream gatherers, statements before super, implicitly declared classes & instance main methods, and the class file API.

In addition to these various JDK Enhancement Proposals (JEPs), we will also look at helpful API improvements and changes to the JVM, e.g., the garbage collectors. You will get an overview of the latest developments in the Java environment and see today what you can expect in your daily work over the next few years.