The Java Development Kit. A build tool, such as Maven or Gradle. An IDE that simplifies software development. You could spend a morning installing all these tools and ...

With each new Java platform release, the stewards of the language always include a few new preview features that can be toyed with only if a developer knows how to unlock the capabilities at runtime.

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