JEP 401, integrated into JDK 28, introduces value objects. These new class instances feature final fields, altered behavior ...

Java developers have spent decades working with a basic assumption about objects: every object has its own identity. Now, OpenJDK developers are preparing to loosen that rule with JDK 28.

Project Valhalla’s value classes are heading to JDK 28, a 197,000-line change that rewrites how Java handles object identity. Oracle software engineer Lois Foltan has confirmed that Java Enhancement ...

Project Valhalla is developing inline classes to improve affinity of Java programs to modern hardware Inline classes enable developers to write types that behave more like Java's inbuilt primitive ...