Asynchronous programming with async and await has existed in .NET for years. Now Microsoft is delivering a new runtime environment for asynchronous execution.

Oracle uses JavaOne 2026 to launch JDK 26 and argue that Java can stay relevant in the AI era by building on its traditional strengths in performance, language evolution, and enterprise stability.

Oracle has released version 26 of the Java programming language and virtual machine. As the first non-LTS release since JDK ...

The story of GraalVM in early 2026: a project settling into a quarterly cadence, tightening its support matrix, and—thanks to Oracle—being very explicit about what it is no longer going to be.