JDK 15: The new features in Java 15

With Java 14 having reached general availability March 17, work has begun on the successor, Java 15, due September 15, 2020. Thus far eight official changes have been slated for the release. Three proposals were added in early May, including replacing the legacy DatagramSocket API, a second preview of pattern matching for the instanceof operator, and disabling and deprecating biased locking. 

All three new proposals were in the “propose for targeting” phase as of May 5. The five previous proposals have been officially targeted for Java Development Kit (JDK) 15, which is the basis for the next version of Java SE (Standard Edition). Prior to general availability in September, there will be rampdown phases in June and July, followed by two release candidates in August.

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