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OpenJDK 25 & GraalVM 25 Released With 32-bit x86 Support Removed


Released yesterday was the OpenJDK Java 25 release along with Oracle's GraalVM 25 alternative JVM.

OpenJDK 25 brings module import declarations, flexible constructor bodies, and compact source files / instance main methods to make it easier for newcomers to learn Java. Also available now is GraalVM Community 25.0 for that JDK with ahead-of-time Native Image compilation along with language runtimes for Python, JavaScript, Node.js, and Ruby. Plus improved security with "advanced obfuscation" for Native Image mode, for containers and CI environments the build process will now limit itself to 85% of system memory, and various other changes.

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