Java Has Gotten a Big Update

Welcome back! Java is a very popular programming language that’s been around for many years, in fact, it was the first programming language that I ever learned! Java is still used for many projects across the world, and it actually just got another big update, this new version of Java is Java 18! If you want to check out their release log, here is a link to it:

Java 18 / JDK 18: General Availability

So, let’s take a look at some of the updates with this new version of Java!

Simple Web Server

This version of Java brings a new command line tool to start a minimal web server, this is an awesome feature implemented in this new version of Java, if you want to learn more about this new feature, here is a link to it:

JEP 408: Simple Web Server

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