Java News Roundup: TornadoVM 7.0, Groovy 6.0, GraalVM, Hibernate, Quarkus, Gradle, Maven
This article provides a roundup of recent developments in the Java ecosystem, highlighting the elevation of several Java Enhancement Proposals (JEPs) for JDK 28, focusing on performance improvements like faster startup, warmup, and adaptive heap sizing. It also covers the release of GraalVM 25.4 with new compiler optimizations and an update to the Graal Development Kit for Micronaut. These updates are crucial for Java developers and organizations, as they promise significant performance enhancements for Java applications, leading to faster startup times, more efficient resource utilization, and improved overall application responsiveness.
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These updates are crucial for Java developers and organizations, as they promise significant performance enhancements for Java applications, leading to faster startup times, more efficient resource utilization, and improved overall application responsiveness.
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JEP 544, Ahead-of-Time Code Compilation , has been elevated from Candidate to Proposed to Target for JDK 28. This JEP proposes to improve application startup and warmup time such that it is instantly available with optimized native code when the HotSpot JVM starts. This enables applications to achieve peak performance more quickly and to sustain peak performance. The review is expected to conclude on Monday, September 28, 2026 .
JEP 546, Adaptive Heap Sizing for ZGC , has been elevated from its JEP Draft 8377305 to Candidate status. This JEP proposes to " enhance the Z Garbage Collector to adaptively adjust the size of the heap based on the resources available, the application's needs, and the needs of neighboring applications contending for the same resources ."
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