J2SE 5 provided significant new language features that made Java significantly easier to use and more expressive than it had ever been.

Latest release of the JVM language also features hundreds of new and improved extension methods including 10x faster arrays.

Java SE 13 introduced text blocks as a preview feature, aimed at reducing the pain of declaring and using multi-line string literals in Java. It was subsequently refined in a second preview, with ...

Get a hands-on look at Java preview features, such as the JDK 13 text blocks, with this video tutorial that lays out how to run and compile to proper code in five easy steps.