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Java's Project Valhalla finally lands a preview in JDK 28

Don't hold your breath, though – architect Brian Goetz warns devs it will likely still be preview in next LTS release

Oracle software engineer Lois Foltan has confirmed that Java Enhancement Proposal 401 for Value Classes and Objects – part of Project Valhalla – will be integrated into the OpenJDK mainline early next month, targeting JDK 28.

Previews of JEP 401 have so far been available only in early-access builds.

The current JDK (Java Development Kit) is 26, with JDK 27 expected in September and JDK 28 in March 2027. The next long-term support version is likely to be JDK 29 in September 2027.

Foltan said it was an "extremely large change", such that other OpenJDK committers are asked to avoid large commits in order to help a successful integration. The pull requestfor the first preview of JEP 401 adds more than 197,000 lines of code in 1,816 changed...

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