Episode 98. It's HERE, FINALLY HERE! Java 17 LTS Release

So is time to celebrate! We got a new box of toys with the new release of Java! This is also a Long-Term-Support release which means that's usually a "good one" to jump into! Switch Expressions! Helpful Nullpointers, Sealed Classes... there is a TON that's new And we got the best Doctor in town to walk us through all of them. We're of course talking about Stuart Marks! (AKA Dr. Deprecator). We cover most of the important features from 11 to 17 (there's a ton that was left out, so keep following the links to know more!) http://www.javapubhouse.com/datadog We thank DataDogHQ for sponsoring this podcast episode Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our cool NewsCast OffHeap! http://www.javaoffheap.com/ Language Features Pattern Matching for instanceof https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/16/language/pattern-matching-instanceof-operator.html Switch Expressions https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/13/language/switch-expressions.html Sealed Classes https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/15/language/sealed-classes-and-interfaces.html Text Blocks https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/13/text_blocks/index.html Debugging Features Helpful NullPointerExceptions https://www.baeldung.com/java-14-nullpointerexception Performance Features New Garbage Collectors (Shenandoah, ZGC) https://blogs.oracle.com/javamagazine/post/understanding-the-jdks-new-superfast-garbage-collectors Unix-Domain Socket Channels https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/380 Deprecation & Platform evolution Remove the Nashorn JavaScript Engine (Plug Graal!) https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/372 Deprecate the Security Manager for Removal and Applets https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/411 Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/403 Warnings for Value-Based Classes https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/390 Do you like the episodes? Want more? Help us out! Buy us a beer! https://www.javapubhouse.com/beer And Follow us! https://www.twitter.com/javapubhouse