On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 10:09 AM Rory O'Donnell <rory.odonn...@oracle.com> wrote:
> > Hi Mark, > > *OpenJDK 17 Early Access build 16 is now available at > **http://jdk.java.net/17* <http://jdk.java.net/17> > > * These early-access , open-source builds are provided under the > o GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath > Exception <http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html> > > * Schedule (proposed) > o 2021/06/10 Rampdown Phase One > o 2021/07/15 Rampdown Phase Two > o 2021/08/05 Initial Release Candidate > o 2021/08/19 Final Release Candidate > o 2021/09/14 General Availability > > * Features:*Heads-up on an important Candidate JEP > * > o *Candidate - JEP 403: **Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals > <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/403>* > o successor to JEP 396: Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals by > Default <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/396> > o strongly encapsulate all internal elements of the JDK by default > o exception for Critical Internal APIs such as /sun.misc.Unsafe/ > Our use of Unsafe does indeed seem to still work, and the testsuite and OpenSSL TLS support is still functional. It would be good to get a better method to deallocate a direct ByteBuffer, eventually ... Rémy > > * JEPs targeted to JDK 17, so far: > o JEP 356: Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number Generators > <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/356> > o JEP 382: New macOS Rendering Pipeline > <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/382> > o JEP 391: macOS/AArch64 Port <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/391> > o JEP 398: Deprecate the Applet API for Removal > <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/398> > > * Release Notes are available at http://jdk.java.net/17/release-notes > <http://jdk.java.net/17/release-notes> > * Changes in recent builds that maybe of interest: > o Build 16 > + JDK-8263898: (fs) Files.newOutputStream on the "NUL" special > device throws FileSystemException: "nul: Incorrect function" > (win) > # Reported by Apache Ant > o Build 15 > + JDK-8263575: Conflict between JDK rpms and OL8 Modularity > prevents dnf install/updates > o Build 14 > + JDK-8262277: URLClassLoader.getResource throws undocumented > IllegalArgumentException > + JDK-8262351: Extra '0' in java.util.Formatter for '%012a' > conversion with a sign character > > *Project Loom Early-Access Build: **Build 17-loom+5-191* > <http://jdk.java.net/loom/>*(2021/3/19)* > > * These early-access builds are provided under the GNU General Public > License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception > <http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>. > * These builds are produced for the purpose of gathering feedback. Use > for any other purpose is at your own risk. > * Please send feedback via e-mail to loom-...@openjdk.java.net > <mailto:loom-...@openjdk.java.net>. To send e-mail to this address > you must first subscribe to the mailing list > <http://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/loom-dev>. > > *Quality Report for March 2021 was published here [1]*. > > * Thanks to everyone who contributed by creating features or > enhancements, logging bugs, or downloading and testing the > early-access builds. > > *Worth reading - **The Arrival of Java 16! > <https://inside.java/2021/03/16/the-arrival-of-java16/>* > > * JDK 16 Migration guide - > https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/16/migrate/getting-started.html > * #AllTestsGreenOnJDK16 - If your tests are green on JDK 16 please > respond to this *tweet > <https://twitter.com/Sharat_Chander/status/1368978627816136707>*. > * Oracle Developer Live event - Individual sessions: > 1. *Java 16: Consistency and Innovation* (Aurelio Garcia-Ribeyro): > https://youtu.be/1acKCBbd6f4 <https://youtu.be/1acKCBbd6f4> > 2. *Java Language Futures: Spring 2021* (Gavin Bierman): > https://youtu.be/K9SVV0XNIP8 <https://youtu.be/K9SVV0XNIP8> > 3. *Ask the Java Architects* (Mark Reinhold, Brian Goetz, Mikael > Vidstedt, Ron Pressler): https://youtu.be/CVE4bWvuD3o > <https://youtu.be/CVE4bWvuD3o> > 4. *Learn Java 16 with IntelliJ IDEA *(Trisha Gee[JetBrains])*: > *https://youtu.be/1hyWJTjxeGM <https://youtu.be/1hyWJTjxeGM>** > 5. *How Records Can Improve Serialization* (Julia Boes, Chris > Hegarty): https://youtu.be/44D8M6ZxuLU > <https://youtu.be/44D8M6ZxuLU> > 6. *Vector API: SIMD Programming in Java* (Paul Sandoz, Sandhya > Viswanathan[Intel]): https://youtu.be/VYo3p4R66N8 > <https://youtu.be/VYo3p4R66N8> > 7. *Your Guide to OpenJDK Development* (Jesper Wilhelmsson): > https://youtu.be/bHcKTYy_Nec <https://youtu.be/bHcKTYy_Nec> > 8. *Project Skara: Migrating OpenJDK to Git and GitHub* (Erik > Duveblad, Robin Westberg): https://youtu.be/-pBgplk7fVk > <https://youtu.be/-pBgplk7fVk> > 9. *Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tools in the JDK* (Poonam > Parhar): https://youtu.be/mcfubUmbZhQ < > https://youtu.be/mcfubUmbZhQ> > 10. *Fast and Efficient Microservices for Java with GraalVM* (Alina > Yurenko): https://youtu.be/_eRD6qJqtNw > <https://youtu.be/_eRD6qJqtNw> > 11. *Accelerating Productivity with Micronaut and Java Records* > (Graeme Rocher): https://youtu.be/RoNeoXQBs9w > <https://youtu.be/RoNeoXQBs9w> > 12. *Scalable Microservices for Java using Helidon and Coherence CE* > (Dmitry Aleksandrov, Aleks Seović): https://youtu.be/WTL0Zbjzveo > <https://youtu.be/WTL0Zbjzveo> > 13. *Cross-Platform User Interfaces, Developed with Java & OpenJFX > Project* (Johan Vos [Gluon]): https://youtu.be/7eytbaBMm5o > <https://youtu.be/7eytbaBMm5o> > > Rgds,Rory > > [1] > > https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/quality/Quality+Outreach+Report+March+2021 > < > https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/quality/Quality+Outreach+Report+March+2021 > > > > -- > Rgds, Rory O'Donnell > Quality Engineering Manager > Oracle EMEA, Dublin, Ireland > >
