Java 27: What's New?

Basically we get a new major version release on a schedule. Everything that is finished gets packaged in and everything else pushed to the next release.

The issue before was that they marked beforehand "version X will contain feature Y" and then feature Y got delayed by 3 years which means everything else in version X also got delayed by 3 years even though they were done 6 months ago.

Re: Java 27: What's New?

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Post by Alifatisk » Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC

Java 27 already? I just learned about Java 26. But I’m not complaining, the JEPs that is getting introduced on every release are quite exciting features. I highly recommend following the Java official YouTube channel, they publish entertaining, yet informative videos/shorts about tips/tricks/features.

Re: Java 27: What's New?

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Post by tpoacher » Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC

Alifatisk wrote: post #6

Java 27 already? I just learned about Java 26. But I’m not complaining, the JEPs that is getting introduced on every release are quite exciting features. I highly recommend following the Java official YouTube channel, they publish entertaining, yet informative videos/shorts about tips/tricks/features.

would you mind linking to the channel? not sure which one you mean

Re: Java 27: What's New?

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Post by this_user » Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC

doikor wrote: post #5

zelphirkalt wrote: post #3

Is it just my personal feeling, or are Java version numbers becoming as inflationary as browser version numbers?

They moved to a schedule instead of waiting for features to be finished. Basically we get a new major version release on a schedule. Everything that is finished gets packaged in and everything else pushed to the next release. The issue before was that they marked beforehand "version X will contain feature Y" and then feature Y got delayed by 3 years which means everything else in version X also got delayed by 3 years…

It's too many releases now. At some points, the numbers just become noise. I think most people will stick to the LTS releases, but even those come out every two years.

Re: Java 27: What's New?

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Post by StefanBatory » Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC

Does the website have geoblocking or did HN gave it a hug of death?

Re: Java 27: What's New?

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Post by spreiti » Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC

tpoacher wrote: post #7

Alifatisk wrote: post #6

Java 27 already? I just learned about Java 26. But I’m not complaining, the JEPs that is getting introduced on every release are quite exciting features. I highly recommend following the Java official YouTube channel, they publish entertaining, yet informative videos/shorts about tips/tricks/features.

would you mind linking to the channel? not sure which one you mean

https://youtube.com/@java?si=pN0ODGy-YLaaunIn

This is the official Java channel.