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The document outlines the new features introduced in Java from version 8 to 17, highlighting key enhancements such as functional programming, the module system, reactive streams, and various API improvements. Each version includes specific features, with Java 11 being a long-term support (LTS) release that brought significant changes like new string methods and a new HTTP client. Additionally, it notes deprecated and removed features across versions, emphasizing the evolution of Java towards modern programming practices.

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The document outlines the new features introduced in Java from version 8 to 17, highlighting key enhancements such as functional programming, the module system, reactive streams, and various API improvements. Each version includes specific features, with Java 11 being a long-term support (LTS) release that brought significant changes like new string methods and a new HTTP client. Additionally, it notes deprecated and removed features across versions, emphasizing the evolution of Java towards modern programming practices.

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Java New Features

Java 8 Features
Functional Programming
Lambda Expressions
Functional Interfaces
Method References
Default Methods
Stream API
New Date/Time

Java 9 Features

JShell - REPL (Read Evaluate Process Loop)


Factory Methods for Immutable List, Set and Map - of()
Private Methods in Interfaces
Try with Resources Enhancements
Stream API Enhancements - takeWhile(), dropWhile()

Module System (Project JigSaw)

Modularise the application into modules. Promotes reusability and


simplifies custom development and deployment

Every module has module descriptor and can be build as separate


JAR file for deployment

Module Descriptor - module-info.java


exports <package-name>
exports <package-name> to <mod-name>
requires <mod-name>
provides <service-name> with <service-impl-name>
uses <service-name>
opens <package-name>

Reactive Streams (Specification)

Asynchronous processing with non-blocking back pressure

Reactive Manifesto
Responsive
Resilient
Elastic
Message Driven

Reactive Stream Specification

Publisher
subscribe()

Subscriber
onSubcribe
onNext
onError
onComplete
Subscription
request()
cancel()

Processor

Reactive Stream Implementation

Project Reactor => Spring WebFlux


Mono, Flux
- map, sort, filter, distinct
Subscriber

java.util.concurrent.Flow => Java 9

RxJava => RxJava 2 (ReactiveX)

Java 10 Features
Local Variable Type Inference
Optional Enhancements - orElseThrow()
Collection Enhancements - copyOf() factory method
Stream API Enhancements - Collectors can return unmodifiable collection

Java 11 Features [LTS]


Compile Free Launch -> Launching Single File Source Code Program
var in Lambda -> (@NotNull var a, @NotEmpty var b) -> a + b
Optional isEmpty support
Not Predicate
Collection - toArray() default method

New methods in String - lines, isBlank, strip, stripTrailing,


stringLeading, repeat

New Files and Path methods - writeString(), readString()


New HttpClient

Other Features - ASCII, UTF 8, UTF 16, UTF 32


Unicode 1-9/10 Support -> 12k+ characters
Nest Based Access Control
ZGC (Experimental) - Low Latency Garbage Collector
Epsilon - No-op Garbage Collector
Low Overhead Heap Profiling

Removed Features
Applets
Java Web Start
JavaFX moved out of JDK -> openjfx.io
Java EE and CORBA modules

Java 12 Features
String class new method - intent(), transform()
New File mismatch method - mismatch() => -1, N
Stream Enhancement - Collectors.teeing(downstream1, downstream2,
merger)
CompactNumberFormat
Preview Features
Switch Expression
Pattern Matching for instanceOf
Other Features
Unicode 11 Support
JVM Constants API
Micro Benchmark Suite
Default CDS Archive => Reduce Start Time and Memory
Footprint

Java 13 Features

NIO - ByteBuffer Enhancements - bulk get/put

Preview Features
Switch Expression
Text Block

Other Features
Legacy Socket API Reimplemented
Unicode 12 Support
Dynamic CDS Archive
CDS Enhancements

Java 14 Features

Switch Expression

Preview Features
Text Block
Pattern Matching for instanceOf
Records

Other Features
Helpful NullPointerException

Deprecated / Removed Features


CMS Garbage Collector
ParallelScavenge + SerialOld GC Combination
Solarix and SPARC ports

Java 15 Features
Text Blocks

Preview Features
Pattern Matching for instanceOf and typeChecks
Records
Sealed Classes

Other Features
Hidden Classes
ZGC and Shenandoah Garbage Collectors

Deprecated / Removed Features


Javascript Nashhorn Engine

Java 16 Features

Stream Enhancement - toList()

Preview Features
Pattern Matching for instanceOf and typeChecks
Records
Sealed Classes

Java 17 Features (LTS)

Pattern Matching
Switch Expression
Records

Sealed Classes

Preview / Incubating Features


Pattern Matching for Switch
Foreign Function and Memory API
Vector API

Other Features
Restore Always-Strict Floating-Point Semantics - strictfp
Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number Generators
New macOS Rendering Pipeline => OpenGL -> Metal API
macOS/AArch64 Port => Intel (AMD64) => M1/M2 (ARM64)
Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals => -illegal-access
Context-Specific Deserialization Filters
LTS Release Cycle reduced to two years

Deprecated / Removed Features


Deprecate the Applet API for Removal
Remove RMI Activation
Remove the Experimental AOT and JIT Compiler
Deprecate the Security Manager for Removal

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