Underscore, Pattern Matching, Java LTS And When Previews Are Stable

An airhacks.fm conversation with Nicolai Parlog (@nipafx) about:
Nicolai previously on "#206 Java 19: Millions of Threads in No
Time", discussion about the underscore feature in Java 22 and its
importance in pattern matching, using the underscore for unused
lambda parameters and deconstruction of records, avoiding default
branches when switching over sealed types, the deprecation and
removal of underscore as a regular variable name, the foresight of
the Java community in making underscore unusable, the simplicity of
installing Java compared to other languages, the need for a
minimalistic Java build tool for better developer experience,
SdkMan, the bld tool as an example of a pure Java build tool, the
process of contributing to OpenJDK and the importance of starting
with a problem statement, the distinction between Java
specifications and implementations, the concept of long-term
support (LTS) in Java and its relation to vendors, the importance
of using the right terminology to avoid misunderstandings in the
Java ecosystem

Nicolai Parlog on twitter: @nipafx