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What's New in Java SE 25

This course provides an overview of the most important features in Java 25. It will teach you what has changed in the language and covers the introduction of APIs like Scoped Values.

Beginner
58m

Created by Sander Mak

Last Updated Dec 08, 2025

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What's New in Java SE 25

This course provides an overview of the most important features in Java 25. It will teach you what has changed in the language and covers the introduction of APIs like Scoped Values.

Beginner
58m

Created by Sander Mak

Last Updated Dec 08, 2025

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Explore the most important features introduced in Java 25, the next long-term support release after Java 21. In this course, What's New in Java SE 25, you’ll gain the ability to apply Java 25's features in your own applications. First, you'll explore language changes including module imports and flexible constructor bodies. Next, you'll discover new APIs like Scoped Values and the Key Derivation Function API. Finally, you'll look at JVM improvements including Java Flight Recorder enhancements and Compact Object Headers that boost performance and reliability. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Java 25 needed to confidently apply these key features in your own projects.

What's New in Java SE 25
Beginner
58m
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Sander Mak - Pluralsight course - What's New in Java SE 25
Sander Mak
22 courses 4.8 author rating 2185 ratings

Sander is Director of Technology at Picnic —the Dutch online grocery scale-up— building Java-based systems at scale. He also is a Java Champion and author of the O'Reilly book 'Java 9 Modularity' (see javamodularity.com). As an avid conference speaker, Sander loves sharing knowledge, also through his blog at http://branchandbound.net and as Pluralsight instructor.

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