"Ask the Architects at JavaOne'26" [AtA]

About this episode

In this episode, audience members at JavaOne 2026 ask Java architects about various topics including structured concurrency and the role of AI in Java development.

In JavaOne 2026's closing session, audience members had the opportunity to ask the Java architects questions. They asked about the state of structured concurrency and Project Babylon, how Java is being developed and the role AI plays in that process, the architects' pet projects, and whether they would ever consider breaking backward compatibility, etc. Make sure to check https://inside.java/podcast

People in this episode

Host: David Delabassee

Topics covered

• structured concurrency
• Project Babylon
• Java development
• AI in Java
• backward compatibility
• Java architects
• audience Q&A

Keywords

• JavaOne 2026
• structured concurrency
• Project Babylon
• Java development
• AI
• backward compatibility
• Java architects

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Project Babylon

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