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SPHow did Oracle almost kill Java, and how did OpenJDK bring Java back? Alex breaks down the critical moments when Oracle’s control, licensing changes, JVM stagnation, and a massive lawsuit with Google over Android’s use of Java APIs threatened the programming language’s future. The open-source community, working with Sun Microsystems’ release, revived Java with modern JVM optimizations, garbage collection improvements, and new features that keep it competitive with C++, Rust, and Go.
The ecosystem recovered with features like faster JVMs, real-time extensions, and renewed enterprise trust, bringing Java back into competition with languages like C++, Rust, and Go. Now, Java 25 has made Java programming exciting again for many engineers and developers.
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