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/ * 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 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/ * 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: * JEP 400: UTF-8 by Default<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/400> * 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 * Significant changes since the last availability email: * JDK-8271745: Fix Issues With the KW and KWP Modes of SunJCE Provider * JDK-8262186: Call X509KeyManager.chooseClientAlias once for all key types * JDK-8225083: Remove Google certificate that is expiring in December 2021 * JDK-8251329: Zip File System Provider Throws ZipException when entry name element contains "." or ".." * JDK-8225082: Remove IdenTrust certificate that is expiring in September 2021 * 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/ * 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 you must first subscribe to the mailing list<https://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/loom-dev>. Rgds, Deepak [1] https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-September/006037.html [2] https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/17/
