target audience: TECH SUPPLIER  Publication date: Mar 2024 - Document type: Market Perspective - Doc  Document number: # US51946622

Java Cements Its Relevance to Contemporary Development with JDK 21's Bevy of Language, Concurrency, Security, and API Updates

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  • Executive Snapshot

    • Figure: Executive Snapshot: Taking Stock of Java's Relevance to Modern Development

  • New Market Developments and Dynamics

  • IDC's Point of View

    • Java Remains the World's Most Popular Programming Language

    • Figure: Worldwide Number of Developers by Development Language

    • Figure: Worldwide Share of Developers by Development Language and Usage Type

    • OpenJDK and Assessing JDK 21

    • Concurrency

    • JEP 444: Virtual Threads

    • Feature Overview

    • Developer and Development-Related Significance

    • Summary of Value to Java

    • JEP 453: Structured Concurrency (Preview)

    • Feature Overview

    • Developer and Development-Related Significance

    • Summary of Value to Java

    • Performance

    • JEP 439: Generational ZGC

    • Feature Overview

    • Developer and Development-Related Significance

    • Summary of Value to Java

    • Language Enhancements

    • JEP 430: String Templates (Preview)

    • Feature Overview

    • Developer and Development-Related Significance

    • Summary of Value to Java

    • JEP 440: Record Patterns

    • Feature Overview

    • Developer and Development-Related Significance

    • Summary of Value to Java

    • JEP 441: Pattern Matching for Switch

    • Feature Overview

    • Developer and Development-Related Significance

    • Summary of Value to Java

    • JEP 443: Unnamed Patterns and Variables (Preview)

    • Feature Overview

    • Developer and Development-Related Significance

    • Summary of Value to Java

    • Java-Related Education

    • JEP 445: Unnamed Classes and Instance Main Methods (Preview)

    • Feature Overview

    • Developer and Development-Related Significance

    • Summary of Value to Java

    • APIs and Foreign Data and Systems

    • JEP 442: Foreign Function and Memory API (Third Preview)

    • Feature Overview

    • Developer and Development-Related Significance

    • Summary of Value to Java

    • JEP 448: Vector API (Sixth Incubator)

    • Feature Overview

    • Developer and Development-Related Significance

    • Summary of Value to Java

    • Project Babylon

    • Conclusion

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    • Related Research

    • Synopsis