From iris.clark at oracle.com Wed Oct 1 19:12:20 2025 From: iris.clark at oracle.com (Iris Clark) Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2025 19:12:20 +0000 Subject: New candidate JEP: 527: Post-Quantum Hybrid Key Exchange for TLS 1.3 Message-ID: The following JEP with scope "SE" has been moved to the Candidate state: 527: Post-Quantum Hybrid Key Exchange for TLS 1.3 https://openjdk.org/jeps/527 Summary: Enhance the security of Java applications that require secure network communication by implementing hybrid key exchange algorithms for TLS 1.3. Such algorithms defend against future quantum computing attacks by combining a quantum-resistant algorithm with a traditional algorithm. Applications that use the javax.net.ssl APIs will benefit from these improved algorithms by default, without change to existing code. A JEP in the Candidate state is a feature deemed worthy of consideration by the JDK Project, but with no commitment to deliver the feature in any particular release of the JDK Project. Later, the JEP may be moved to the Targeted state, which indicates that the feature is expected to appear in a specific release of the JDK Project. For more information about states, see the JEP Process document: https://openjdk.org/jeps/1 A JEP with "SE" scope that reaches the Targeted state will be listed in the Specification of the Java SE Platform JSR which corresponds to the targeted JDK Project release. A dashboard that lists JEPs with "SE" scope may be found via a link on this page: https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/26/spec/ Thanks, Iris From iris.clark at oracle.com Mon Oct 27 16:43:25 2025 From: iris.clark at oracle.com (Iris Clark) Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:43:25 +0000 Subject: New candidate JEP: 530: Primitive Types in Patterns, instanceof, and switch (Fourth Preview) Message-ID: The following JEP with scope "SE" has been moved to the Candidate state: 530: Primitive Types in Patterns, instanceof, and switch (Fourth Preview) https://openjdk.org/jeps/530 Summary: Enhance pattern matching by allowing primitive types in all pattern contexts, and extend instanceof and switch to work with all primitive types. This is a preview language feature. A JEP in the Candidate state is a feature deemed worthy of consideration by the JDK Project, but with no commitment to deliver the feature in any particular release of the JDK Project. Later, the JEP may be moved to the Targeted state, which indicates that the feature is expected to appear in a specific release of the JDK Project. For more information about states, see the JEP Process document: https://openjdk.org/jeps/1 A JEP with "SE" scope that reaches the Targeted state will be listed in the Specification of the Java SE Platform JSR which corresponds to the targeted JDK Project release. A dashboard that lists JEPs with "SE" scope may be found via a link on this page: https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/26/spec/ Thanks, Iris From iris.clark at oracle.com Fri Oct 31 03:54:00 2025 From: iris.clark at oracle.com (Iris Clark) Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 03:54:00 +0000 Subject: JSR 401 (Java SE 26): JEP Proposed to Target: 500: Prepare to Make Final Mean Final Message-ID: The following JEP with scope "SE" has been proposed to target JDK 26: 500: Prepare to Make Final Mean Final https://openjdk.org/jeps/500 Summary: Issue warnings about uses of deep reflection to mutate final fields. These warnings aim to prepare developers for a future release that ensures integrity by default by restricting final field mutation, which will make Java programs safer and potentially faster. Application developers can avoid both current warnings and future restrictions by selectively enabling the ability to mutate final fields where essential. The announced deadline for feedback to jdk-dev is Thu 6 Nov 20:00 UTC: https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/jdk-dev/2025-October/010571.html If there are no unresolved objections at that time, then the JEP will be moved to the Targeted state, indicating that the feature is expected to appear in the specified release of the JDK Project. For more information about states, see the JEP Process document: https://openjdk.org/jeps/1 A dashboard that lists JEPs with "SE" scope may be found via a link on this page: https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/26/spec/ Thanks, Iris From iris.clark at oracle.com Fri Oct 31 18:21:44 2025 From: iris.clark at oracle.com (Iris Clark) Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 18:21:44 +0000 Subject: JSR 401 (Java SE 26): JEP Proposed to Target: 525: Structured Concurrency (Sixth Preview) Message-ID: The following JEP with scope "SE" has been proposed to target JDK 26: 525: Structured Concurrency (Sixth Preview) https://openjdk.org/jeps/525 Summary: Simplify concurrent programming by introducing an API for structured concurrency. Structured concurrency treats groups of related tasks running in different threads as single units of work, thereby streamlining error handling and cancellation, improving reliability, and enhancing observability. This is a preview API. The announced deadline for feedback to jdk-dev is Fri 7 Nov 20:00 UTC: ? ?https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/jdk-dev/2025-October/010572.html If there are no unresolved objections at that time, then the JEP will be moved to the Targeted state, indicating that the feature is expected to appear in the specified release of the JDK Project. ?For more information about states, see the JEP Process document: ? ?https://openjdk.org/jeps/1 A dashboard that lists JEPs with "SE" scope may be found via a link on this page: ? ?https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/26/spec/ Thanks, Iris