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• Oracle Java popularity sliding, New Relic reports

  Oracle Java has fallen to just 34 per cent of Java distributions in use, with Amazon rising to 22 per cent, according to New Relic research.

• Spring4Shell patching is going slow but risk not comparable to Log4Shell

  More tools to identify vulnerable applications and options to mitigate the risk from Spring4Shell are also now available.

• Remote code execution flaws in Spring and Spring Cloud frameworks put Java apps at risk

  A remote code execution vulnerability in Spring Framework has sparked fears that it could have a widespread impact across enterprise environments.

• Java 19 could be an ambitious release

  The next version of standard Java seems poised to include a foreign function and memory API, a vector API, pattern matching for switch expressions, universal generics, and more.

• New Log4Shell-like vulnerability impacts H2 Java SQL database

  Researchers warn of critical Java flaw impacting the console of the H2 Java SQL database, advising users to update to mitigate remote code execution risk.

• Project Valhalla tees up Java object model improvements

  OpenJDK proposals would introduce value objects, primitive objects, and unify basic primitives with objects, so that all Java values will be objects.

• Java could get virtual threads

  OpenJDK draft proposal would make concurrent programming far easier, while making more efficient use of hardware resources.

• Java state API would speed app start-up

  OpenJDK proposal would eliminate the long start-up times of Java applications by saving the state of the Java runtime and using it to start instances fast.

• Kotlin gains Java coding enhancements

  Kotlin 1.5.20 adds experimental support for Java libraries that help to reduce boilerplate coding and to maintain null safety when interoperating with Java code.

• Oracle offers Java management service

  Oracle has introduced an enterprise service to help manage Java runtimes and applications, either on-premises or on any cloud.

• Microsoft’s Java build now generally available

  After an April preview, Microsoft Build for OpenJDK is now generally available for production deployment.

• Eclipse Jakarta EE 9.1 aligns with Java 11

  Jakarta Enterprise Edition 9.1 allows developers to use Java SE 11 features in Jakarta EE applications and migrate Jakarta EE apps to Java SE 11.

• Microsoft unveils its own Java distribution

  In a move that could mean serious competition for Oracle in the Java space, Microsoft is previewing its own build of OpenJDK.

• Google wins Java dispute, Oracle remains defiant

  Supreme Court has ruled in a 6-2 decision that Google’s use of Java in Android represents fair use and does not infringe on Oracle copyrights.

• OpenJDK proposals would improve Java pattern matching

  Two OpenJDK draft proposals would enhance the expressiveness of pattern matching and boost data queries, potentially previewing in Java 17.