Amber, Galahad, Leyden. Lilliput, Loom, Panama, and Valhalla. What happened in these #OpenJDK projects in 2022 and what will be worked on in 2023? And why am I such a fanboy? 🏟️🚩 A thread. 🧵 (If you prefer video, check the latest Inside Java Newscast: youtube.com/watch?v=-sfB40…)

Preamble: What I write about 2023 are my personal guesses based on publicly available information. Anything and everything can change or disappear, so don't rely on any of this. "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future!"

Project Amber "explore and incubate incubate smaller, productivity-oriented Java language features" In 2022: * preview of record patterns openjdk.java.net/jeps/432 * progress on patterns in switch openjdk.java.net/jeps/432