I've added a new custom base image for Java 20 on Lambda to complement the community base images already available for Java 17, Java 18, and Java 19. You can find the images on the ECR Public Gallery and DockerHub and the source code on GitHub. All the new features in Java 20 are in
The very last days of the old year are probably a good time to think about the next one. Although we already learned how inaccurate any predictions can be, it still feels like an interesting exercise to me. Let’s try to predict the tech future just a little bit… 🔮 I have to warn you, that everything you’ll read here is just a reflection of my own gut feeling. It’s a bunch of guesses based on news, observations, and discussions with my colleagues (👋). It comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, just like a lot of software we’re using every day. Of course, these predictions are also biased by my experience and area of interest, which clearly has a lot to do with Java and JVM.
The list of big new features that can be used in production with Java 20 is rather short: . (That was it already.) Pretty boring, these six-month releases. We really don't need to take a closer look ...
This will be a good day, because it’s Java 20 release day! It’s been six months since Java 19 was released, and so it’s time for another fresh wave of Java features. This post will take you on a tour through all JEPs that come with this release and give you a brief introduction of each one of them. Where applicable the differences with Java 19 are highlighted and a few typical use cases are provided, so that you’ll be more than ready to use these features after you’ve finished reading!