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Java Development Kit (JDK) 28, a non-LTS (Long-Term Support) or “feature release” of standard Java due in March 2027, continues to take shape. Features listed for JDK 28 now include a simple JSON API, which joins a preview of value objects, switching the default mode of the Shenandoah garbage collector to generational mode, and a preview of strict field initialization in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) previously proposed to target the release.
As a non-LTS release, JDK 28 will be backed by six months of support by Oracle.
The simple JSON API proposal defines a simple, standard API for parsing and generating JSON documents so that doing so does not require an external library. The intent is to enable many JSON processing tasks to be accomplished with little coding. A standard means would be provided in the Java platform to process JSON Data Interchange Format with minimal ceremony.
