Java 26 is here, and with it a solid foundation for the future

Re:Java 26 is here, and with it a solid foundation for the f... by spockz on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @05:19PM (#47418470)

I would love to have a Java compiler with the capabilities of the .net compiler. To make incremental builds to aid code completion including type information, looking past simple syntactical errors, fixing them, and continuing compilation.

Currently, this is “magic” embedded in eclipse, IntelliJ, and maybe a bit in the vscode plugin. Imagine having a Java LSP running that can provide all this information while typing.

.net has had this for ages. From a language design I think that is wonderful.

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Re:Java 26 is here, and with it a solid foundation for the f... by hocuspocus on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @06:05PM (#47418985)

Java LSP backends are basically headless Eclipse and NetBeans, they definitely go beyond syntactical errors.

There's also the upcoming Metals v2 that's using another compiler frontend optimized for performance, Google Turbine: https://metals-lsp.org

Actionable diagnostics for Java aren't implemented yet though.

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Re:Java 26 is here, and with it a solid foundation for the f... by pjmlp on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @03:51AM (#47422824)

It also slows VS code a lot, is not properly documented, and still relies on concatenating strings together, due to Source Generators interaction with attributes.

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