Java 21 to 25 Better Language, Better APIs, Better Runtime by Nicolai Parlog

Java 25 will be the next release with long-term support and a lot has happened since the last one:from unnamed patterns and flexible constructors to module importsfrom the foreign-function and memory API to stream gatherers and the class-file APIfrom a simpler main to launching multi-source-file programsfrom Markdown in JavaDoc to quantum-resistend encryptionfrom faster launch times to improved garbage collectionThere are plenty of features in the language, API, and runtime to discuss - whether new, improved, or finalized. So let's go over them!