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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>OpenJDK 17 Early Access build 16 is now available at
</b><a href="http://jdk.java.net/17"><b>http://jdk.java.net/17</b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">These early-access , open-source builds are provided under the</span><o:p></o:p></li><ul type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l4 level2 lfo1"><a href="http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception</span></a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l7 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Schedule (proposed)</span><o:p></o:p></li><ul type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l7 level2 lfo2">2021/06/10 Rampdown Phase One
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l7 level2 lfo2">2021/07/15 Rampdown Phase Two<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l7 level2 lfo2">2021/08/05 Initial Release Candidate<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l7 level2 lfo2">2021/08/19 Final Release Candidate<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l7 level2 lfo2">2021/09/14 General Availability <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Features:<b>Heads-up on an important Candidate JEP
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3"><b>Candidate - JEP 403:
<a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/403">Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals</a></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3">successor to <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/396"> JEP 396: Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals by Default</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3">strongly encapsulate all internal elements of the JDK by default<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3">
exception for Critical Internal APIs such as <i>sun.misc.Unsafe</i><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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JEPs targeted to JDK 17, so far:<o:p></o:p></li><ul type="square">
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JEP 356: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/356">Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number Generators</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l6 level2 lfo4">
JEP 382: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/382">New macOS Rendering Pipeline</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l6 level2 lfo4">
JEP 391: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/391">macOS/AArch64 Port</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l6 level2 lfo4">
JEP 398: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/398">Deprecate the Applet API for Removal</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Release Notes are available at
</span><a href="http://jdk.java.net/17/release-notes"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">http://jdk.java.net/17/release-notes</span></a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5">Changes in recent builds that maybe of interest:
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo5">Build 16<o:p></o:p></li><ul type="square">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level3 lfo5">JDK-8263898: (fs) Files.newOutputStream on the "NUL" special device throws FileSystemException: "nul: Incorrect function" (win)
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level4 lfo5">Reported by Apache Ant<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="color:black">Build </span>15<o:p></o:p></li><ul type="square">
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JDK-<span style="color:black">8263575: Conflict between JDK rpms and OL8 Modularity prevents dnf install/updates</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="color:black">Build </span>14<o:p></o:p></li><ul type="square">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level3 lfo5">JDK-8262277: URLClassLoader.getResource throws undocumented IllegalArgumentException<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level3 lfo5">JDK-8262351: Extra '0' in java.util.Formatter for '%012a' conversion with a sign character<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Project Loom Early-Access Build:
</b><a href="http://jdk.java.net/loom/"><b>Build 17-loom+5-191</b></a><b> (2021/3/19)</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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These early-access builds are provided under the <a href="http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html">
GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception</a>.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6">These builds are produced for the purpose of gathering feedback. Use for any other purpose is at your own risk.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6">Please send feedback via e-mail to
<a href="mailto:loom-dev@openjdk.java.net">loom-dev@openjdk.java.net</a>. To send e-mail to this address you must first
<a href="http://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/loom-dev">subscribe to the mailing list</a>.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Quality Report for March 2021 was published here [1]</b>.
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Thanks to everyone who contributed by creating features or enhancements, logging bugs, or downloading and testing the early-access builds.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Worth reading - <a href="https://inside.java/2021/03/16/the-arrival-of-java16/">
The Arrival of Java 16!</a></b> <o:p></o:p></p>
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JDK 16 Migration guide - <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/16/migrate/getting-started.html">
https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/16/migrate/getting-started.html</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8">
#AllTestsGreenOnJDK16 - If your tests are green on JDK 16 please respond to this <b>
<a href="https://twitter.com/Sharat_Chander/status/1368978627816136707">tweet</a></b>. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8">
Oracle Developer Live event - Individual sessions:<o:p></o:p></li><ol start="1" type="1">
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<b>Java 16: Consistency and Innovation</b> (Aurelio Garcia-Ribeyro): <a href="https://youtu.be/1acKCBbd6f4">
https://youtu.be/1acKCBbd6f4</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo8">
<b>Java Language Futures: Spring 2021</b> (Gavin Bierman): <a href="https://youtu.be/K9SVV0XNIP8">
https://youtu.be/K9SVV0XNIP8</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo8">
<b>Ask the Java Architects</b> (Mark Reinhold, Brian Goetz, Mikael Vidstedt, Ron Pressler):
<a href="https://youtu.be/CVE4bWvuD3o">https://youtu.be/CVE4bWvuD3o</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo8">
<b>Learn Java 16 with IntelliJ IDEA </b>(Trisha Gee[JetBrains])<b>: </b><a href="https://youtu.be/1hyWJTjxeGM">https://youtu.be/1hyWJTjxeGM</a><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo8">
<b>How Records Can Improve Serialization</b> (Julia Boes, Chris Hegarty): <a href="https://youtu.be/44D8M6ZxuLU">
https://youtu.be/44D8M6ZxuLU</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo8">
<b>Vector API: SIMD Programming in Java</b> (Paul Sandoz, Sandhya Viswanathan[Intel]):
<a href="https://youtu.be/VYo3p4R66N8">https://youtu.be/VYo3p4R66N8</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo8">
<b>Your Guide to OpenJDK Development</b> (Jesper Wilhelmsson): <a href="https://youtu.be/bHcKTYy_Nec">
https://youtu.be/bHcKTYy_Nec</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo8">
<b>Project Skara: Migrating OpenJDK to Git and GitHub</b> (Erik Duveblad, Robin Westberg):
<a href="https://youtu.be/-pBgplk7fVk">https://youtu.be/-pBgplk7fVk</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo8">
<b>Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tools in the JDK</b> (Poonam Parhar): <a href="https://youtu.be/mcfubUmbZhQ">
https://youtu.be/mcfubUmbZhQ</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo8">
<b>Fast and Efficient Microservices for Java with GraalVM</b> (Alina Yurenko): <a href="https://youtu.be/_eRD6qJqtNw">
https://youtu.be/_eRD6qJqtNw</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo8">
<b>Accelerating Productivity with Micronaut and Java Records</b> (Graeme Rocher):
<a href="https://youtu.be/RoNeoXQBs9w">https://youtu.be/RoNeoXQBs9w</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo8">
<b>Scalable Microservices for Java using Helidon and Coherence CE</b> (Dmitry Aleksandrov, Aleks Seović):
<a href="https://youtu.be/WTL0Zbjzveo">https://youtu.be/WTL0Zbjzveo</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo8">
<b>Cross-Platform User Interfaces, Developed with Java & OpenJFX Project</b> (Johan Vos [Gluon]):
<a href="https://youtu.be/7eytbaBMm5o">https://youtu.be/7eytbaBMm5o</a><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Regards, Deepak<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">[1] <a href="https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/quality/Quality+Outreach+Report+March+2021">
https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/quality/Quality+Outreach+Report+March+2021</a><br>
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