Major Java enhancement projects for the coming year include work on code reflection, AOT compilation, eight-byte object headers, and finalizing the structured concurrency and scoped values APIs.

Project Loom massively increases resource efficiency while preserving backward compatibility with Java threads. Here's a look at Loom and the roadmap ahead.

Oracle has introduced a new effort to help ease enduring Java pain points such as slow startups, protracted time to peak performance and large footprints. The effort, known as Project Leyden, ...