The Java virtual machine (JVM) is a program whose sole purpose is to execute other programs. This simple idea has made Java one of the most successful and long-lived platforms of all time.

JDK 25, the next Long-Term Support (LTS) release since JDK 21, has reached its second release candidate with a final set of 18 new features, in the form of JEPs, that can be separated into four ...

This latest version of Java, due to arrive as a production release on September 16, has 18 features. JDK 25 comes on the heels of JDK 24, a six-month-support release that arrived March 18.

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