Oracle is releasing Java 23, the latest version of the world’s number one programming language and development platform, delivering thousands of improvements to help developers increase productivity and drive innovation.
Additional enhancements to the platform’s performance, stability, and security will help organizations accelerate business growth, according to Oracle.
In addition to the new enhancements and features for developers, Java 23 provides significant value to their organizations. For example, Java 23 is supported by the recent GA of Java Management Service (JMS) 9.0, an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) native service that provides a unified console and dashboard to help organizations manage Java runtimes and applications on-premises or in any cloud.
In addition, JMS 9.0 provides many usability improvements, and Oracle JDK 23 provides more options to fine-tune and improve peak performance with the addition of the Graal compiler, a dynamic just-in-time (JIT) compiler written in Java that transforms bytecode into optimized machine code.
“The new features in Java 23 help developers across all levels of expertise increase their productivity and streamline the development of high-performing, secure, and scalable applications,” said Georges Saab, senior vice president, Oracle Java Platform and chair, OpenJDK governing board. “With a wide range of new features and tools designed to help developers build and deliver applications faster and more efficiently, Java 23 helps development teams and their organizations boost innovation and drive increased business growth.”
Java 23 delivers improvements and enhancements to the Java language, runtime, libraries, and the tools included in the Java Development Kit (JDK).
The features in the Java 23 release are a result of continuous close collaboration between Oracle and other members of the worldwide Java developer community via OpenJDK and the Java Community Process (JCP).
For more details on the features in Java 23, please read the Java 23 technical blog post.
Java delivers increased performance, efficiency, cost savings, and innovation when deployed on OCI, which is one of the first hyperscale clouds to support Java 23. By delivering Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM, and the Java SE Subscription Enterprise Performance Pack at no additional charge on OCI, Java 23 helps developers build and deploy applications that run faster, better, and with optimized cost-performance.
The Oracle Java Universal SE Subscription is an offering that provides customers with best-in-class support. It includes triage support for the entire Java portfolio, entitlement to Oracle GraalVM, the Java SE Subscription Enterprise Performance Pack, access to the advanced features of JMS, and the flexibility to upgrade at the pace of customers’ businesses. This helps IT organizations manage complexity, mitigate security risks, and contain costs.
In addition, Oracle recently announced at Oracle CloudWorld that Oracle Code Assist will be initially optimized for Java. Oracle Code Assist is an AI code companion that makes it easier to build Java applications, and the Oracle Code Assist service running on OCI will also be available for C, C++, Go, JavaScript, PL/SQL, Python, Ruby, and Rust.
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