JDK 13 - Early Access build 14 is available
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                        by Rory O'Donnell
                                    
                                
                                
                                        Hi Galder,
*OpenJDK builds *- JDK 13 - Early Access build 14 is available at 
http://jdk.java.net/13/
  * 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 this build
    <http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk/jdk/log?rev=reverse%28%22jdk-13%2B13%22%3A...>
  * Release notes [1]
  * JDK 13 Schedule proposal accepted [2]
      o 2019/06/13 Rampdown Phase One
      o 2019/07/18 Rampdown Phase Two
      o 2019/08/08 Initial Release Candidate
      o 2019/08/22 Final Release Candidate
      o 2019/09/17 General Availability
*jpackage EA *
  * This is an early access build of JEP 343: Packaging Tool
    <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/343>, aimed at testing a prototype
    implementation of jpackage, which is a new tool for packaging
    self-contained Java applications along with a Java Runtime Environment.
  * Build 30 is now available http://jdk.java.net/jpackage/
  * Please send feedback via e-mail to core-libs-dev(a)openjdk.java.net
    <mailto:core-libs-dev@openjdk.java.net>
*Quality Outreach report for **March 2019*
  * The report for March 2019 is available here
    <https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/quality/Quality+Outreach+report+Mar...>
  * Thanks to all those contributed !
*Recent Blog:* A new (Japanese) era for Java! 
<https://blogs.oracle.com/java-platform-group/a-new-japanese-era-for-java>
Rgds,Rory
[1] http://jdk.java.net/13/release-notes
[2] https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2019-March/002736.html
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Rgds,Rory O'Donnell
Quality Engineering Manager
Oracle EMEA , Dublin, Ireland
                                
                         
                        
                                
                                6 years, 7 months
                        
                        
                 
         
 
        
            
        
        
        
                
                        
                                
                                
                                        
                                
                         
                        
                                
                                
                                        
                                                
                                        
                                        
                                        Release Announcement: General Availability of Java 12 / JDK 12
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                        by Rory O'Donnell
                                    
                                
                                
                                        
** Hi Galder,
*1) Release Announcement: General Availability of Java 12 / JDK 12 [1] *
  * JDK 12, the reference implementation of Java 12, is now Generally
    Available.
  * GPL-licensed OpenJDK builds from Oracle are available here:
    https://jdk.java.net/12
This release includes the following  eight features:
  * JEP 189: Shenandoah: A Low-Pause-Time Garbage Collector (Experimental)
  * JEP 230: Microbenchmark Suite
  * JEP 334: JVM Constants API
  * JEP 340: One AArch64 Port, Not Two
  * JEP 341: Default CDS Archives
  * JEP 344: Abortable Mixed Collections for G1
  * JEP 346: Promptly Return Unused Committed Memory from G1
  * JEP 325: Switch Expressions (Preview)
    <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/325>
Thanks to everyone who contributed JDK 12, whether by creating features 
or enhancements, logging  bugs, or downloading and testing the 
early-access builds.
*2) JDK 13 EA build 12, under both the GPL and Oracle EA licenses, is 
now available at **http://jdk.java.net/13**.*
  * Proposed - Schedule for JDK 13 [2]
      o 2019/06/13 Rampdown Phase One
      o 2019/07/18 Rampdown Phase Two
      o 2019/08/08 Initial Release Candidate
      o 2019/08/22 Final Release Candidate
      o 2019/09/17 General Availability
  * Recent Bug fixes of Interest
      o Build 9:
          + 8214719: Deprecate -Xverify:none option
          + 8216360: Deprecate -XX:CompilationPolicyChoice
      o Build 10:
          + 8218995: Deprecate the -XX:FailOverToOldVerifier option
      o Build 12 : 8160247: Mark deprecated javax.security.cert APIs
        with forRemoval=true
          + 8220050: Deprecate -XX:-ThreadLocalHandshakes
          + Apache Lucene Reported - 8219448: split-if update_uses
            accesses stale idom data
  * Changes in this build [3]
Rgds,Rory
[1] https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2019-March/002718.html
[2] https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2019-March/002716.html
[3] Changes 
<http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk/jdk/log?rev=reverse%28%22jdk-13%2B11%22%3A...> 
in this build
-- 
Rgds,Rory O'Donnell
Quality Engineering Manager
Oracle EMEA , Dublin, Ireland
                                
                         
                        
                                
                                6 years, 7 months