https://www.infoq.com InfoQ JEP News feed https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/02/java-beyond-records/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=JEP-news <img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/02/java-beyond-records/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1770086887612.jpg"/><p>The OpenJDK Amber project has published a new design note proposing “carrier classes” and “carrier interfaces” to extend record-style data modeling to more Java types. The proposal preserves concise state descriptions, derived methods, and pattern matching, while relaxing structural constraints that limit records.</p> <i>By A N M Bazlur Rahman</i> Project Amber JEP Pattern matching Java Architecture & Design Development news Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:30:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/02/java-beyond-records/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=JEP-news A N M Bazlur Rahman 2026-02-04T14:30:00Z /news/2026/02/java-beyond-records/en