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   S3 · E16 · 23 Jul 2026 · 20 min

   "AI Solutions with Spring AI 2.0 and Java" [I/O]

   Spring AI 2.0 released in June 2026 and is one of several projects ensuring Java's continued strength in enterprise AI development. Here are some tips on deterministic agents, MCP servers and skills, prompt engineering, and where Java's richness for AI solutions stems from. In this "Input/Output" episode of the Inside Java Podcast, recorded during JavaOne 2026, Lize Raes talks to Dan Vega, Spring Developer Advocate at Broadcom, Java Champion, speaker, and author. "Input/Output" is our new show, where we talk to people outside of OpenJDK to bring you their perspectives and insights into…

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   S3 · E15 · 19 Jul 2026 · 10 min

   "JDK 27 + Valhalla, Now! + Hackathon" [IJN]

   JDK 27 entered Ramp-Down-Phase 1 in early June, so we can go over its features. Valhalla's first JDK Enhancement Proposal (401) will likely be part of JDK 28. Show off your Java ideas in the " Modern Java in the Wild" hackathon. There are two interesting articles for those who want to dive deeper into AOT with agents or into using GPU tensor cores from Java. Links: JDK 27 JEP list: https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/27/ Valhalla mail: https://mail.openjdk.org/archives/list/jdk-dev@openjdk.org/threadAIA3O3LHFZ6T7TIPH7KZT4WS4B6U72U5/ JEP 401 PR: https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/31120 "Java in…

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   S3 · E14 · 9 Jul 2026 · 16 min

   "Scripting JS and Python with Project Detroit" with Mikael Vidstedt [AtA]

   OpenJDK recently resurrected Project Detroit, an effort to ease Java's interoperability with Python and JavaScript. Interestingly, while both integrations will work through the _java.scripting_ API, there are still differences between them. On top of that, the JavaScript integration needs to explain how it related to the removal of Nashorn in JDK 16. In this "Ask the Architect" episode of the Inside Java Podcast, recorded during JavaOne 2026, Nicolai Parlog talks to Mikael Vidsted, lead of the Java Virtual Machine team at Oracle, about Project Detroit. Project Detroit:…

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   S3 · E12 · 28 May 2026 · 35 min

   "Java *is* Memory Efficient" with Ron Pressler [AtA]

   Java's use of memory, often chided for being excessive, is actually a strength as it trades more memory use for fewer CPU cycles. Java can only make this tradeoff due to its moving garbage collectors, something more memory efficient platforms often cannot. But what's the point in leaving available memory on the table if using it makes your program run faster? Efficient use of that resource wouldn't be to leave it untapped but to use it to speed up the program. In this "Ask the Architect" episode of the Inside Java Podcast, recorded during JavaOne 2026, Nicolai Parlog talks to Ron Pressler,…

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   S3 · E13 · 18 May 2026 · 5 min

   "Java Gets Post-Quantum TLS" [IJN]

   With JDK 27 introducing hybrid key exchange schemes that combine ML-KEM with traditional ECDHE algorithms, Java applications can gain TLS-layer protection against the harvest-now, decrypt-later threat without rewriting business logic . In this episode of the Inside Java Newscast, Ana explains post-quantum hybrid key exchange for TLS 1.3 and demonstrates how a Java application can take advantage of it. See https://inside.java/podcast

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   S3 · E12 · 5 May 2026 · 7 min

   "Make Java Safer with Flexible Constructor Bodies" [IJN]

   Flexible constructor bodies were added to Java 25 with JEP 513. In this episode of the Inside Java Newscast Billy Korando will review the issues with how constructors used to work before Java 25, either forcing developers to write convoluted code, or in some cases undermining the safety and integrity of child classes. Billy will then cover how flexible constructor bodies address these issues and how Java developers can use them to write safer code and better designed applications. Make sure to check https://inside.java/podcast

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   S3 · E23 · 24 Sep 2026 · 33 min

   "Security in Java" [AtA]

   Given how prevalent Java is on web servers throughout the internet, security in Java is of critical importance. There's the security of the JDK itself, of course, which is overseen by the OpenJDK Security Group, which you should report JDK vulnerabilities to. But there are also the algorithms and features Java offers applications that are built on top of it and the cryptographic road map is an essential part of that development process. In recent years, post-quantum encryption has made big splashes but Java now also supports PEM texts and is considering the adoption of Argon2. In this "Ask…

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   S3 · E22 · 17 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

   "AOT Caching - Netflix' Practice vs OpenJDK's Theory" [I/O]

   Java projects that want to reduce their launch times need to look into Java's new ahead-of-time capabilities. A training run is used to populate a cache that, in production, allows the JVM to short-circuit many operations, like class loading and linking, profile gathering, and - probably soon - JIT compilation. To get the most out this feature, a good training run is essential. Netflix approach is pretty much the ideal one: use a canary deployment of a new version to collect training data and create the cache for the remaining deployments from that. But, from time scales to checkpointing,…

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   S3 · E21 · 10 Sep 2026 · 16 min

   "Declassifying the Java 27 Release!" [IJN]

   Java 27 is heading for release on September 15th. As with every release of the JDK there are a host of changes that will impact developers, from new features, to changes in behavior of existing features. In this episode of the Inside Java Newscast we will be "declassifying" all the developer impacting changes in Java 27.

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    S3 · E20 · 27 Aug 2026 · 42 min

    "Operator Overloading with Type Classes" [AtA]

    OpenJDK's Project Valhalla is improving Java's support for custom numerical types. That goes beyond value types and also encompasses explorations into operator support. While Java is extremely unlikely to ever allow arbitrary operator definitions, it may well support limited operator overloading, so custom value types could be added or multiplied with plus or multiplication signs instead of annoying method calls. In this "Ask the Architects" episode of the Inside Java Podcast, recorded during JavaOne 2026, Nicolai Parlog talks to Joe Darcy, Valhalla committer in the Java Platform Group at…

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