# Java 18 / JDK 18 : General Availability

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## Metadata

- GeekNews HTML: [https://news.hada.io/topic?id=6217](https://news.hada.io/topic?id=6217)
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- Type: news
- Author: [xguru](https://news.hada.io/@xguru)
- Published: 2022-03-24T09:20:39+09:00
- Updated: 2022-03-24T09:20:39+09:00
- Original source: [mail.openjdk.java.net](https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2022-March/006458.html)
- Points: 2
- Comments: 2

## Topic Body

- Java 18의 레퍼런스 구현체 JDK 18이 GA  
- 프로덕션 사용 가능  
- Oracle이 만든 OpenJDK 18 (GPL) 이 공개 되었고, 다른 벤더 빌드들도 곧 공개 될 것  
- 9개의 JEP 포함   
  400: UTF-8 by Default  
  408: Simple Web Server  
  413: Code Snippets in Java API Documentation  
  416: Reimplement Core Reflection with Method Handles  
  417: Vector API (Third Incubator)  
  418: Internet-Address Resolution SPI  
  419: Foreign Function & Memory API (Second Incubator)  
  420: Pattern Matching for switch (Second Preview)  
  421: Deprecate Finalization for Removal

## Comments



### Comment 9369

- Author: xguru
- Created: 2022-03-24T10:01:49+09:00
- Points: 1

Amazon Corretto 18 도 GA 되었습니다.  
https://aws.amazon.com/ko/about-aws/whats-new/2022/03/amazon-corretto-18/

### Comment 9367

- Author: xguru
- Created: 2022-03-24T09:20:49+09:00
- Points: 1

[Java 17 / JDK 17 : General Availability](https://news.hada.io/topic?id=5018) 후 6개월 만이네요.