New Features In Java 15 | Jdk 15: The
đź’ˇ JDK 15 made Java more readable with Text Blocks and more efficient with the finalization of the ZGC and Shenandoah garbage collectors.
Both low-latency Garbage Collectors are now production-ready. Scalable, low-latency (sub-millisecond) GC.
A new platform-independent implementation of the EdDSA signature scheme. Higher security and performance. Found in the java.security package. 🛠️ JVM and Tooling Improvements ZGC and Shenandoah (Finalized) JDK 15: The new features in Java 15
These features graduated from "preview" or "experimental" status to being permanent parts of the language. Sealed Classes (First Preview)
Reduces pause times by performing evacuation work concurrently. Hidden Classes đź’ˇ JDK 15 made Java more readable with
Allows Java programs to safely and efficiently access arbitrary memory outside of the Java heap. Found in jdk.incubator.foreign . đź§ą Deprecations and Removals Completely removed. RMI Activation: Deprecated for future removal. Solaris and SPARC Ports: Support officially removed. Biased Locking: Disabled by default and deprecated.
JDK 15 was released in September 2020 as a short-term feature release. It focused on finalizing major syntax enhancements and improving JVM performance. 🚀 Top Production Features 🛠️ JVM and Tooling Improvements ZGC and Shenandoah
Classes that cannot be used directly by the bytecode of other classes. Intended for frameworks that generate classes at runtime. Improved security and reduced memory footprint. Foreign-Memory Access API (Second Incubator)