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Java 8 is finally here -- and with it come some truly exciting changes to the Java language. From a developer's perspective, Java 8 is arguably a much better language than any version of Java that has preceded it. Lambda expressions will improve bulk operations (via the Stream API) and make computation parallelization much easier. Other changes include a reworked Date & Time API, improved cryptographic primitives, Nashorn JS engine, the improved Fork-Join framework, and a many other changes for concurrency support.

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