JDK 16 brings many 'small but significant' changes to Java

John Leonard
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The latest features are about tightening up the functionality and cutting verbosity, with easier integrations coming down the line

Today sees the release of JDK 16, the eighth release of Java in three-and-a-half years. The release a number of improvements and extensions, including two language features pattern matching for ins...

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