The Future of Java

The Technology landscape is constantly changing. New languages and platforms are being developed every day to meet the constantly evolving needs. Here’s how Java is evolving to keep pace with the future.

Massive Scale and Enterprise Support

The JVMis a well-known and mature environment that is being constantly developed. Itis accompanied by a rich ecosystem of experienced developers and developers tools. The Java community is constantly evolving and continuously developing new frameworks and libraries.

Upcoming Java Projects

Loom

The Loom Project aims at enabling more efficient concurrency by introducing JVM-managed threads called fibers. These will allow server-side applications to handle simultaneous user load better and improve web performance.

Valhalla

The Valhalla project focuses on changing the way data is represented — allowing theJVM to better utilize modern hardware architectures. This will help Java better adapt to emerging technologies like big data and machine learning.

Leyden

ProjectLeyden aims at improving the start-up time of Java applications so as to improve response times, particularly for distributed server-side software.

ZGC

The Garbage Collector is designed to handle large data sets (up to 16 TB in size)without increasing the pause time. This will particularly help limit the impact of garbage collection on the big data application response times.

Java Remains one of the most popular languages even a quarter-century after it was introduced. Its stronghold on current applications and its constant evolution ensures its relevance in the present and future — making it a valuable skill for young professionals to invest in.

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