New in JDK 18: Reviewing Enhancements in the Latest JDK Release

Explore the latest enhancements in JDK 18 with this informative video featuring Aurelio Garcia-Ribeyro, senior director of product management for Java SE. Get an in-depth overview of all the JDK Enhancement Proposals (JEPs) delivered in this release, including the Simple Web Server, Code Snippets in Java API Documentation, UTF-8 by Default, and Pattern Matching for Switch. Learn about the Foreign Function & Memory API 2 Incubator, Vector API 3d Incubator, and the deprecation of Finalization for Removal. Discover hundreds of minor changes and improvements, and find out where to obtain JDK 18 along with its certified system configurations. Gain valuable insights into the evolving Java ecosystem and stay up-to-date with the latest developments in this essential programming language.

Intro
Oracle JDK Releases
JDK 18-2022/03/22 JOK Enhancement Proposals (JEP)
Simple Web Server
Code Snippets in Java API Documentation JEP 43-javadoc enhancement
UTF-8 by Default
Pattern matching for switch - Before
Pattern matching for switch - After
Pattern matching for switch - Matching null
Pattern matching for switch - Guarded patterns
Pattern matching for switch Possible issues
Foreign Function & Memory API 2 Incubator
Vector API 3d Incubator
Deprecate Finalization for Removal JEP 421- better control for resource closing
And hundreds of other minor changes
Where to find JDK 18
Oracle JDK 18: Certified System Configurations
Find out more about JDK 18