The changes ensure that Java stays at the top priority for developers to create enterprise-level applications. The updates brought changes to the language and the JVM (Java Virtual Machine).

Java is now introducing the concept of unnamed classes to further simplify the language for beginners and small programs.

Twenty-year-old Java, despite being long in the tooth, is still the most popular programming language for developing enterprise applications. The TIOBE index, which is one measure of the popularity of ...