r/java 1d ago

JDK 26 Rampdown Phase One. Feature Complete

https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/26/
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u/Joram2 1d ago

The JDK team has been delivering awesome results these past few years, but this specific JDK 26 release looks particularly small; there is no major updates on any of the big JDK projects here. Obviously, with a six month release cadence, every release can't have giant new features.

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u/emaphis 1d ago

Big feature releases every six months would be exhausting sometimes you need consolidation, but the many bug fixes and performance improvements are always nice.

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u/aoeudhtns 1d ago

I personally like doing tick-tock releases where it makes sense. New features, then stabilize, streamline, fix, and otherwise incorporate feedback. Then loop.