The alignment strategy, starting in JDK 22, will have the Java runtime display warnings about the use of JNI unless an FFM user enables unsafe native access on the command line.

Based on this, many users have chosen to use the Oracle JDK 17 and subsequent updates to maintain the security and stability of their applications without the need to purchase a Java SE Subscription.

A preview feature in JDK 22 combines the strengths of virtual threads and parallel streams to improve optimization and performance. Here's how it works.

Lately, however, a series of licensing and pricing changes for Oracle Java SE, the popular Java runtime and support subscription, has raised concerns across the global Java community.

This JDK Enhancement Proposal (JEP) aims to make Java more approachable for beginners and is led by Brian Goetz, a renowned engineer at Oracle Corporation and the Java language architect.

Now that Oracle Java SE is sold as a subscription, organisations using the Oracle JDK have a minefield of licences to navigate ...