Project Valhalla, Explained: How a Decade of Work Arrives in JDK 28
Oracle has announced that Project Valhalla, specifically JEP 401, is targeting integration into JDK 28. This long-awaited update aims to allow Java classes to perform with the efficiency of primitive data types.
Why it matters
This represents a major architectural shift for the Java programming language, potentially improving performance and memory usage for enterprise applications.
Artur Skowronski Jun 18, 2026 9 1 Share On June 15, Oracle engineer Lois Foltan confirmed what a good chunk of the industry had stopped believing: JEP 401: Value Classes and Objects will be integrated into the main OpenJDK repository and is targeting JDK 28.
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