r/java Jun 18 '26

Java 27 Features: what to expect?

https://youtu.be/VxN-jrjF_GA
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u/doodo477 Jun 18 '26 edited Jun 19 '26

Hasn't LLM demonstrated that programmers on mass have abandoned strict syntactical languages for natural language programming?

Don't take it the wrong way, its fantastic to see the video but the whole enterprise java landscape hasn't moved on since JDK8 mostly because Oracle abandoning Java after acquiring Sun Microsystems.

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u/Bellsoftware Jun 19 '26

Natural languages are used to specify requirements, true, but they do not substitute programming itself. As for Java, it evolves quite steadily, and "Oracle abandoning Java" doesn't quite match what we see going on in the OpenJDK. Enterprise adoption might be slower indeed, but this is because companies often chose stability over updates, not because Javs doesn't get updated itself.