Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 'Resolute Raccoon' will use OpenJDK 25 as its default Java version. Although an expected change since OpenJDK 25 is a long-term support ...

The drive towards newer Java versions and updated enterprise specifications isn’t just about keeping up with the latest tech; ...

Azul has released its State of Java 2026 report (registration required), and it delivers mixed news on the future of Java.

The development of AI is producing multiple winners and losers among programming languages. The best-known languages in datasets regularly produce better, ...

Rising Oracle Java licensing fees and the massive infrastructure requirements of AI workloads are driving the region’s businesses to migrate to OpenJDK distributions.

Oracle’s Java team sat down with me last week for a fast-moving briefing on Java 25 and the broader direction of the platform. The headline: JDK 25 is an LTS release, the second on Oracle’s new ...

To install Java on Windows and run Java apps on Microsoft’s operating system, you need to obtain a copy of the Java Development Toolkit (JDK) installation media. The JDK includes both a Java Runtime ...

The OpenJDK community elevated eight new JEPs (JDK Enhancement Proposals) to Candidate status during the week of April 14, signaling notable momentum ahead of the upcoming JDK 25 feature freeze. Four ...

Java 24 contains 24 new features – more than any Java release since 2018. These six will matter the most to Java developers and Java shops in the near term. Since 2018, we’ve had a new release of the ...