Java 22 introduces stream gatherers, a new mechanism for manipulating streams of data. Stream gatherers are the delivered feature for JEP 461, allowing developers to create custom intermediate ...

The proposal explains that Java 8, unveiled in March 2014, introduced the first API specifically for lambda expressions, the Stream API, java.util.stream.

A total of 24 JEPs in JDK 24 extend stream processing, introduce quantum-resistant algorithms and provide an API for accessing class files.