Script Java Easily in 21 and Beyond - Inside Java Newscast #49

To give Java and programming beginners a better learning path, JEP 445 proposes to allow stand-alone main methods that are non-public, non-static, and don't have an args array, so the shortest possible Java program is just `void main()`. We're also looking at the JEP draft for _Launch Multi-File Source-Code Programs_ what builds out the late section of the on-ramp by allowing the Java launcher to in-memory compile and launch multiple source files, even with dependencies. JEP 445 ➱ JEP draft ➱ Design document ➱ ~~~ Chapters ~~~ 0:00 Intro 1:36 A Relaxed Launch Protocol 2:54 The Unnamed Class 4:42 The On-Ramp 6:44 Outro Tags: #Java #OpenJDK #JavaScript (because “scripting Java“ 😋) #InsideJava