JDK 15: The New Features in Java 15

New features in Java 15 which has become GA today, September 15, 2020.

September 15, 2020 | 4

Java 15 General Availability (GA) has been released today, September 15, 2020.

The release includes fourteen features:

  • JEP 339: Edwards-Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA)
  • JEP 360: Sealed Classes (Preview)
  • JEP 371: Hidden Classes
  • JEP 372: Remove the Nashorn JavaScript Engine
  • JEP 373: Reimplement the Legacy DatagramSocket API
  • JEP 374: Disable and Deprecate Biased Locking
  • JEP 375: Pattern Matching for instanceof (Second Preview)
  • JEP 377: ZGC: A Scalable Low-Latency Garbage Collector
  • JEP 378: Text Blocks
  • JEP 379: Shenandoah: A Low-Pause-Time Garbage Collector
  • JEP 381: Remove the Solaris and SPARC Ports
  • JEP 383: Foreign-Memory Access API (Second Incubator)
  • JEP 384: Records (Second Preview)
  • JEP 385: Deprecate RMI Activation for Removal

Java 15 / JDK 15: General Availability