Hi Benedikt,
*Release Announcement: General Availability of Java 17 / JDK 17 *
**
* JDK 17, the reference implementation of Java 17, is now Generally
Available. [1]
* GPL-licensed OpenJDK builds from Oracle are available here:
https://jdk.java.net/17/ <https://jdk.java.net/17/>
* JDK 17 Release notes
<https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/17-relnotes.html>
* Inside Java: The Arrival of Java 17!
<https://inside.java/2021/09/14/the-arrival-of-java17/>
*JDK 17 includes the following features [2]:*
* JEP 306: Restore Always-Strict Floating-Point Semantics
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/306>
* JEP 356: Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number Generators
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/356>
* JEP 382: New macOS Rendering Pipeline
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/382>
* JEP 391: macOS/AArch64 Port <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/391>
* JEP 398: Deprecate the Applet API for Removal
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/398>
* JEP 403: Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/403>
* JEP 406: Pattern Matching for switch (Preview)
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/406>
* JEP 407: Remove RMI Activation <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/407>
* JEP 409: Sealed Classes <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/409>
* JEP 410: Remove the Experimental AOT and JIT Compiler
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/410>
* JEP 411: Deprecate the Security Manager for Removal
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/411>
* JEP 412: Foreign Function & Memory API (Incubator)
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/412>
* JEP 414: Vector API (Second Incubator)
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/414>
* JEP 415: Context-Specific Deserialization Filters
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/415>
*JDK 17 will be a long-term-support (LTS) release* from most
vendors,including Oracle. If you’re upgrading from the previous LTS
release,JDK 11, then you have many more JEPs to look forward to,
summarized here:
https://openjdk.java.net/jdk/17/jeps-since-jdk-11
<https://openjdk.java.net/jdk/17/jeps-since-jdk-11>
Thanks to everyone who contributed to JDK 17, whether by creating
features or enhancements, logging bugs, or
downloading and testing the early-access builds.
*OpenJDK 18 Early Access build 14 is now available at
https://jdk.java.net/18/ <https://jdk.java.net/18/>
*
* These early access, open source builds are provided under the GNU
General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception
<https://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>.
* JEPs targeted to JDK 18, so far:
o JEP 400: UTF-8 by Default <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/400>
o JEP 413: Code Snippets in Java API Documentation
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/413>
* Release Notes are available at https://jdk.java.net/18/release-notes
<https://jdk.java.net/18/release-notes>
* Significant changes since the last availability email:
o JDK-8271745: Fix Issues With the KW and KWP Modes of SunJCE Provider
o JDK-8262186: Call X509KeyManager.chooseClientAlias once for all
key types
o JDK-8225083: Remove Google certificate that is expiring in
December 2021
o JDK-8251329: Zip File System Provider Throws ZipException when
entry name element contains "." or ".."
o JDK-8225082: Remove IdenTrust certificate that is expiring in
September 2021
o
*Project Loom Early-Access Builds*
* Build 18-loom+2-74 (2021/8/7) based on jdk-18+9
<https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/releases/tag/jdk-18%2B9> is
available - https://jdk.java.net/loom/ <https://jdk.java.net/loom/>
* These early access, open source builds are provided under the GNU
General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception
<https://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>.
* Please send feedback via e-mail to loom-...@openjdk.java.net
<mailto:loom-...@openjdk.java.net>. To send e-mail to this address
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<https://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/loom-dev>.
Rgds,Rory
[1]
https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-September/006037.html
[2] https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/17/
<https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/17/>
