*Hi Sanne & Yoann, * *Per the JDK 16 schedule , we are in the Release Candidate Phase**[1] .* *Please advise if you find any issues while testing the latest Early Access builds.* * Schedule for JDK 16 o *2021/02/04 Initial Release Candidate* o 2021/02/18 Final Release Candidate o 2021/03/16 General Availability * Release Notes [2] OpenJDK 16 Early Access build 35**is now available at http://jdk.java.net/16 <http://jdk.java.net/16> * These early-access, open-source builds are provided under the GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception <http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>;. * Features [3] - the overall feature set is frozen. No further JEPs will be targeted to this release. * Changes in recent builds that maybe of interest: o Build 34: + JDK-8259025: Record compact constructor using Objects.requireNonNull # Reported by JUnit5 o Build 32: + JDK-8259014: Incomplete support for Unix domain sockets in Windows 2019 Server * JDK 16 - topics of interest: o Unix domain socket channels (JEP-380) overview: https://inside.java/2021/02/03/jep380-unix-domain-sockets-channels/ <https://inside.java/2021/02/03/jep380-unix-domain-sockets-channels/> o Java Feature Spotlight: Pattern Matching https://inside.java/2021/01/22/feature-spotlight-pattern-matching/ <https://inside.java/2021/01/22/feature-spotlight-pattern-matching/> o Foreign Memory Access - Pulling all the thread https://inside.java/2021/01/25/memory-access-pulling-all-the-threads/ <https://inside.java/2021/01/25/memory-access-pulling-all-the-threads/> * General – topic of interest: o Inside Java Episode 11 “How to contribute to OpenJDK” with Stuart Marks and Jesper Wilhelmsson https://inside.java/2021/01/29/podcast-011/ <https://inside.java/2021/01/29/podcast-011/> Project Lanai EA 9 Build 17-lanai+2-49 (2021/1/20) <http://jdk.java.net/lanai/> is available now * These early-access builds are provided under the GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception <http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html> * EA builds are intended for developers looking to test and provide feedback on using Project Lanai. * This is a macOS-specific project which implements a new Java 2D graphics rendering pipeline for macOS. * Project Lanai Wiki: https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/lanai/Main <https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/lanai/Main> * Please send feedback via e-mail to lanai-dev(a)openjdk.java.net <mailto:lanai-dev@openjdk.java.net>. To send e-mail to this address you must first subscribe to the mailing list <https://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/lanai-dev>;. Project Loom Build 17-loom+2-42 (2021/1/14) <http://jdk.java.net/loom/> based on JDK-17+5 <https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/releases/tag/jdk-17%2B5> is available now * These early-access builds are provided under the GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception <http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html> * These builds are intended for developers looking to "kick the tyres" and provide feedback on using the API or by sending bug reports. * API Javadoc : https://download.java.net/java/early_access/loom/docs/api/ <https://download.java.net/java/early_access/loom/docs/api/> * Please send feedback via e-mail to loom-dev(a)openjdk.java.net <mailto:loom-dev@openjdk.java.net>. To send e-mail to this address you must first subscribe to the mailing list <http://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/loom-dev>;. OpenJDK 17 Early Access build 8**is now available at http://jdk.java.net/17 <http://jdk.java.net/17> * These early-access, open-source builds are provided under the GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception <http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>;. * Changes in recent builds that maybe of interest: o Build 8: + JDK-8222850: Misleading cascade compiler error in switch expression with undefined vars # Reported by jOOQ. + JDK-8217633: Configurable extensions with system properties + JDK-8249867: DOM LSSerializer control of newline after XML header + JDK-8256421: Added 2 HARICA Root CA Certificates + JDK-8259801: Enable XML Signature secure validation mode by default o Build 7: + JDK-8165276: Spec states to invoke the premain method in an agent class if it's public but implementation differs + JDK-8256895: Add support for RFC 8954: Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) Nonce Extension o Build 6: + JDK-8259048: (tz) Upgrade time-zone data to tzdata2020f January 2021 Critical Patch Update Released: * As part of the Jan 2021 CPU we released JDK 15.0.2, JDK 11.0.10 LTS, JDK 8u281, and JDK 7u291 as well as OpenJDK 15.0.2 (publicly available). Rgds, Rory [1] https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-February/005062.html <https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-February/005062.html... [2] https://jdk.java.net/16/release-notes <https://jdk.java.net/16/release-notes> [3] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/16/ <http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/16/> -- Rgds, Rory O'Donnell Quality Engineering Manager Oracle EMEA, Dublin, Ireland