Oracle ORCL recently announced the release of Java 22, the newest version of the widely used programming language. This update brings a slew of improvements focused on making developers' lives ...

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March 20, 2024 — 08:18 am EDT Written by Zacks Equity Research for Zacks -> Oracle ORCL recently announced the release of Java 22, the newest version of the widely used programming language.