Fwd: Java 15 / JDK 15: General Availability

[Ian Young]

Bye bye Nashorn... (also, hello, text blocks)

    -- Ian



> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: mark.reinhold at oracle.com
> Subject: Java 15 / JDK 15: General Availability
> Date: 15 September 2020 at 14:28:43 BST
> To: announce at openjdk.java.net
> Cc: jdk-dev at openjdk.java.net
> 
> JDK 15, the reference implementation of Java 15, is now Generally
> Available.  We’ve identified no P1 bugs since we promoted build 36
> over five weeks ago so that’s the official GA release, ready for
> production use.
> 
> GPL-licensed OpenJDK builds from Oracle are available here:
> 
>  https://jdk.java.net/15
> 
> Builds from other implementors will no doubt be available soon.
> 
> This release includes fourteen features [1]:
> 
>  339: Edwards-Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA)
>  360: Sealed Classes (Preview)
>  371: Hidden Classes
>  372: Remove the Nashorn JavaScript Engine
>  373: Reimplement the Legacy DatagramSocket API
>  374: Disable and Deprecate Biased Locking
>  375: Pattern Matching for instanceof (Second Preview)
>  377: ZGC: A Scalable Low-Latency Garbage Collector
>  378: Text Blocks
>  379: Shenandoah: A Low-Pause-Time Garbage Collector
>  381: Remove the Solaris and SPARC Ports
>  383: Foreign-Memory Access API (Second Incubator)
>  384: Records (Second Preview)
>  385: Deprecate RMI Activation for Removal
> 
> along with, as usual, hundreds of smaller enhancements and thousands
> of bug fixes.
> 
> Thanks to everyone who contributed to JDK 15, whether by creating
> features or enhancements, fixing bugs, or downloading and testing
> the early-access builds!
> 
> - Mark
> 
> 
> [1] https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/15





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