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Here’s why developers should care anyway. og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Java 26 lands without an LTS badge. Here’s why developers should care anyway. **[The New Stack](https://daily.dev/sources/newstack)** · 9 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Oracle released Java 26 at JavaOne 2026, delivering 10 JEPs focused on performance, security, and language improvements. Key highlights include G1 GC synchronization overhead reduction (JEP 522), expanded ahead-of-time object caching now compatible with ZGC (JEP 516), Lazy Constants in second preview for deferred initialization useful in AI workloads (JEP 526), HTTP/3 support via QUIC (JEP 517), a PEM encoding API for cryptographic objects (JEP 524), and the long-overdue removal of the Applet API (JEP 504). While not an LTS release, the improvements in throughput, startup time, and structured concurrency make it relevant for developers on the leading edge. Oracle also announced the Java Verified Portfolio, Project Detroit (enabling in-process JavaScript and Python calls from the JVM), and positioned Java as a strong platform for AI application development. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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