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Java 9

Release Date	2017/09/21
EOL Date	2018/03/20
Bytecode Version	53.0
API Changes	Compare to 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 1.4 - 1.3 - 1.2 - 1.1
Documentation	Release Notes, Language Spec, VM Spec, JavaDoc
SCM	hg

In quite a opinionated move Java got its own module system. While the original idea was to modularize the enormous JDK API itself the Java Platform Module System (JMPS) is now considered as the standard way to bundle any library.

New Features

Language

Module System (JEP 261)
Private Methods in Interfaces (JEP 213)

API

Reactive Streams (JEP 266)
Indify String Concatenation (JEP 280)
Var Handles (JEP 193)
Object.finalize() deprecated (JDK-8165641)
Enhanced Deprecation (JEP 277)

Tools

jshell (JEP 222)
jlink (JEP 282)

Downloads

Vendor	Product	License	Platforms
AdoptOpenJDK	AdoptOpenJDK	GPLv2+CE	aix-ppc64 linux-x64 linux-s390x linux-ppc64le linux-aarch64 linux-arm32 macOS-x64 solaris-sparcv9 solaris-x64 windows-x86 windows-x64
Azul Systems	Zulu Builds of OpenJDK	GPLv2+CE	linux-x86 linux-x64 linux-ppc32spe linux-ppc32hf linux-ppc64 linux-aarch64 linux-arm32 macOS-x64 windows-x86 windows-x64 solaris-sparcv9 solaris-x86 solaris-x64
BellSoft	Liberica	GPLv2+CE	linux-x86 linux-x64 linux-arm32 linux-aarch64 linux-ppc64le macOS-x64 windows-x86 windows-x64 solaris-sparcv9 solaris-x64
Oracle	Java SE Development Kit 9	Commercial	linux-x86 linux-x64 linux-aarch64 linux-arm32 macOS-x64 solaris-sparcv9 solaris-x64 windows-x86 windows-x64