How Java 10 Will Change The Way You Code

Java 10 is finally out which is such a good news for all the developers out there. The all new Java Development Kit (JDK) 10 came quite early after Java 9. It is the latest release of Oracle development environment for building applications. Here we have explained few features of Java 10.  

Local Variable Type Inference

The most noticeable feature of Java 10 is the Local Variable Type Inference which helps Java developers to simplify the coding for developing Java application. It has “var” style declaration which lets you declare the local variable without specifying its type. It simplifies the user experience. The new declaration will be as followed:
 

var list = new ArrayList<String>();
var stream = getStream();

Java is easy to understand and is a great way of developing an application, and this feature has made it more easy and interesting. 
 

Garbage-Collector Interface (JEP 304)

Garbage collector interface is another most useful feature of Java 10. Earlier, the made up garbage Collector were all over the different parts of the code. Things have changed in the new Java 10, code isolation of different garbage collectors is increased by introducing a common Garbage Collector Interface. It offers a clean interface within the code which helps the collector to integrate easily. In this new feature, it is easier to exclude the previous GC from the JDK build and new GC without making any changes in the existing code. 

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Root Certificates (JEP 319)

Another important change that came with Java 10 is Root Certificates. This new feature provides a default set of root Certification Authority (CA) in JDK which makes OpenJDK build more attractive to the developers. It reduces the difference between the OpenJDK and Oracle JDK build which means, they both will be functionally same. 

Thread-Local Handshakes (JEP 312)

The thread local handshake feature is introduced to improve the performance. It is the internal JVM feature which creates the base for improved VM performance to execute a callback on application thread. The callback is executed for the JavaThread, it is executed either by the thread or by the VM thread.