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Java 24 Released (mail.openjdk.org)
48 points by mkurz 452 days ago
3 comments

Finally I can recommend virtual threads without significant caveats.
Out of all of the changes, I find

> Permanently Disable the Security Manager

Kind of blocker for many companies to move to Java 24

Have you read the JEP [1]? They're confident that removing it won't cause any real harm because practically no one is using it, and there's been almost no community push-back since it since it was deprecated in Java 17 (3-ish years ago).

[1] https://openjdk.org/jeps/486

SecurityManager followed Applets.

Why is it a blocker? What is your use case?