Oracle announced the general availability of Java SE 12 (JDK 12), continuing the six-month release cadence that provides enterprises and developers faster access to completed enhancements to the popular programming language.
The release brings continued improvements to developer productivity, including a preview of switch expressions and abortable mixed collections for G1. Altogether, these enhancements elevate performance, functionality, and security for Java SE Platform implementations in general, and the JDK in particular.