Spring Office Hours S5E10 - What's New in JDK 26 with Billy Korando
Mar 24, 2026
Billy Korando, Java Developer Advocate at Oracle, talks JDK 26 highlights and OpenJDK roadmaps in a lively tech chat. They cover integrity-by-default changes, HTTP/3 and QUIC support, virtual threads and structured concurrency progress. Also discussed: removal of legacy APIs, Project Babylon for native/GPU compute, and resources to get started with new Java features.
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Use JUGs And Learning Sites To Jumpstart Your Career
- Build your developer network via local Java User Groups to land roles and internships faster.
- Use Dev.java's community listing to find JUGs and combine tutorials from Learn.java with in-person connections for career growth.
Use Learn.java And Dev.java To Get Started
- Learn.java and Dev.java are recommended starting points for new and intermediate Java developers.
- Use Learn.java for students and Dev.java for tutorials plus the community section to find local JUGs and build real-world networking.
JDK 26 Prepares Final To Be Final
- JDK 26 focuses on long-term foundation changes, not just feature count, with only 10 JEPs including Prepare To Make Final Mean Final.
- That JEP warns and will eventually disallow deep reflection that mutates final fields, restoring JVM optimization assumptions like constant folding.