Ben Evans revisits his take on Java's Missing Features from 2015 and compares how the language has evolved compared to his observations at the time.

In this article, we look at some of the "missing features" of Java, as well as the work, if any to remediate those.

Oracle's Java 15: New features aim to keep millions away from languages like Rust, Kotlin Oracle releases programming language Java 15 to push its dream of 'write once, run everywhere'.

Oracle has delivered Java 14, an update that brings new developer productivity features to the language and platform, including support for switch expressions and new APIs.

The latest Java Development Kit (JDK) delivers new features, including two new highly anticipated preview features—Pattern Matching for instance of (JEP 305) and Records (JEP 359), as well as a second ...

These features range from performance enhancements to the HotSpot virtual machine and garbage collection to much-requested (yet subtle) changes that make Java code more reliable, readable, and rapid.

New Java 10 features for developers Developers will find local variable type inferences, along with the ability to use the long reserved, but hitherto unused keyword var in their applications, as a ...

Red Hat's contribution to the Java Extension Pack adds type hierarchy and package refactoring when a file is moved.

Popular updates like Project Jigsaw and the new JSON API get the hype, but Java 9 promises a goldmine of new features for developers who know where to look.

The general availability release of Java 16, set for March 16, comes with a long list of new features.