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Java in April 2026: Leyden Grows Up, Spring Gets Smarter, and the JVM Quietly Reinvents Itself for the AI Era

https://techlife.blog/posts/java-ecosystem-april-2026

#Java #Java26 #ProjectLeyden #SpringBoot #JakartaEE #VirtualThreads #SpringAI #Koog #JVM

Java in April 2026: Leyden Grows Up, Spring Gets Smarter, and the JVM Quietly Reinvents Itself for the AI Era

Java 26 has landed, Project Leyden is chipping away at the cold-start problem, and the JVM's AI tooling story finally feels grown-up. Here's what actually happened in the Java ecosystem during the first half of April 2026.

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Foojay.io Mar 19

In part 1 of this series of 3 blog posts we introduced the specific performance challenges OpenJDK faces lowering application ‘startup’, ‘warmup’ and ‘initial footprint’ costs and provided an overview of what Leyden is doing to address those challenges. Part 2 described how to use the new capabilities offered by Leyden and presented test results…...
#Java #latencyperformance #OpenJDK #performance #ProjectLeyden
https://foojay.io/today/how-is-leyden-improving-java-performance-part-3-of-3/

How is Leyden improving Java Performance? Part 3 of 3

provides a more detailed account of how Leyden’s proposed solution operates

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Foojay.io Mar 18

In part 1 of this series of 3 blog posts we introduced the specific performance challenges OpenJDK faces lowering application ‘startup’, ‘warmup’ and ‘initial footprint’ costs and provided an overview of what Leyden is doing to address those challenges. Part 2 describes how to use the new AOT capabilities offered by Leyden and presents test…...
#highperformance #Java #OpenJDK #PerformanceTuning #ProjectLeyden
https://foojay.io/today/how-is-leyden-improving-java-performance-part-2-of-3/

How is Leyden improving Java Performance? Part 2 of

How to use the AOT capabilities by Leyden and show test results which show that very significant progress has already been made.

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Foojay.io Mar 17

In this series of 3 blog posts we will explain how OpenJDK project Leyden is helping to improve a specific area of performance where Java has notably lagged behind other languages i.e. application ‘startup’, ‘warmup’, and ‘initial footprint’. Part 1 explains what those terms mean and why Java faces challenges in matching the behaviour of…...
#JavaPerformance #OpenJDK #PerformanceOptimization #ProjectLeyden

https://foojay.io/today/how-is-leyden-improving-java-performance-part-1-of-3/

How is Leyden improving Java Performance? Part 1 of 3

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InfoQ Feb 20

💡 Dive into our in-depth analysis of #JDK26 and get a sneak peek at what's coming in #JDK27!

Explore the latest features, improvements, and future plans across #ProjectAmber, #ProjectLoom, #ProjectPanama, #ProjectLeyden & #ProjectValhalla.

Read more on #InfoQ 👉 https://bit.ly/4auF0w0

#Java #JDK #SoftwareDevelopment

InfoQ Dec 23

🎙️ #InfoQ #podcast - Simon Ritter, Deputy CTO at Azul, dives into the latest innovations in OpenJDK - and shares insights from his experience serving on the JCP Expert Group since JDK 9.

💡 Topics include:
• The six-month release cycle
• Generational Shenandoah
• JDK Flight Recorder
• Project Leyden
• Compact Object Headers

🎧 A must-listen for Java developers: https://bit.ly/4qiEIwZ

#Java #OpenJDK #JVM #SoftwareDevelopment #ProjectLeyden

joschi Sep 16, 2025

Oh, look. It's @graalvm being ~thrown under the bus~ detached from the train.

Right in time before Java 25 (LTS) has been released.

Gotta love the timing. 🤡

https://blogs.oracle.com/java/post/detaching-graalvm-from-the-java-ecosystem-train

#Java #JVM #GraalVM #ProjectLeyden

InfoQ Aug 25, 2025

Deep dive analysis: we examine #JDK25 and predict what features have, or could be, targeted for #JDK26.

Read on #InfoQ: https://bit.ly/3HQJwZY

#Java #ProjectAmber #ProjectLoom #ProjectPanama #ProjectLeyden #JEP #SoftwareDevelopment

InfoQ Feb 13, 2025

💡 Dive into our in-depth analysis of #JDK24 and get a sneak peek into what's on the horizon for #JDK25.

Read more on #InfoQ 👉 https://bit.ly/3X2gmeL

#Java #ProjectAmber #ProjectLoom #ProjectPanama #ProjectLeyden #JEP

JDK 24 and JDK 25: What We Know So Far

JDK 24, the third non-LTS release since JDK 21, has reached its first release candidate phase with a final set of 24 new features, in the form of JEPs, that can be separated into five categories: Core

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