Everything in Java is an object, except primitives like int. Turns out that small caveat has big implications for the language, which have compounded over the years. This seemingly minor design ...

This week's Java 20 release revised two Project Loom features that experts expect to have far-reaching effects on the performance of Java apps, should they become standard in September's long-term ...

Loom is a newer project in the Java and JVM ecosystem. Hosted by OpenJDK, the Loom project addresses limitations in the traditional Java concurrency model. In particular, it offers a lighter ...

The goal of Project Leyden is to "address the long-term pain points of Java's slow startup time, slow time to peak performance, and large footprint." It wanted to get there "by introducing a concept ...

Java 21 is here, and it includes many improvements, such as the preview of virtual threads and the final version of the generational ZGC. Most updates in Java are categorized into different named ...