InfoQ - JDK 26

Java News Roundup: JDK 26, LibericaJDK, Payara Platform, GlassFish Milestone, ClawRunr

Michael Redlich — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:30:00 GMT

This week's Java roundup for March 16th, 2026, features news highlighting: the GA release of JDK 26; LibericaJDK 26; the March 2026 edition of the Payara Platform; the first milestone release of GlassFish 9.0; a point release of Micronaut; and introducing ClawRunr, a new Java-based personal AI assistant created by JobRunr.

By Michael Redlich

Java 26 Delivers Language Innovation, Library Improvements, Performance and Security

Michael Redlich — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Oracle has released version 26 of the Java programming language and virtual machine. As the first non-LTS release since JDK 25, the final feature set includes 10 JEPs, five of which are still progressing through the preview and incubator stages. This release focuses on Java library improvements, language innovation, performance and security.

By Michael Redlich

Java News Roundup: JHipster 9.0, Project Valhalla, Spring, Helidon, OpenXava, Java Operator SDK

Michael Redlich — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 02:30:00 GMT

This week's Java roundup for March 9th, 2026, features news highlighting: the GA release of JHipster 9.0; Build 27-jep401ea of Project Valhalla; point releases of Spring Tools, Helidon, OpenXava and Java Operator SDK; a maintenance release of Spring Framework; the beta release of the March 2026 edition of Open Liberty; and milestone releases of Micrometer Metrics and Micrometer Tracing.

By Michael Redlich