Java's Project Valhalla finally lands a preview in JDK 28

Don't hold your breath, though – architect Brian Goetz warns devs it will likely still be preview in next LTS release ...
The Next Web

Java’s biggest language change in a decade is finally landing. It took 197,000 lines of code.

Project Valhalla's JEP 401 will bring value classes to JDK 28, removing object identity from Java types in a 197,000-line change twelve years in the making ...
ADTmag

Project Valhalla Targets JDK 28 as Java SE Expert Group Begins Work

The Java Community Process formally launches development of Java SE 28, with Project Valhalla once again positioned as the release's most closely watched feature.
InfoWorld

Class and object initialization in Java

Classes and objects in Java must be initialized before they are used. You’ve previously learned that class fields are initialized to default values when classes are loaded, and that objects are ...