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| Tool | 2022 Change | Practical Takeaway | |------|------------|--------------------| | | Introduced maven‑plugin‑annotations for faster plugin loading. | Faster mvn clean install on large monorepos. | | Gradle 8 | Native support for JDK 17 toolchains & java.toolchain.languageVersion . | Guarantees consistent JDK across CI agents. | | IntelliJ 2022.2 | Full support for sealed classes and pattern‑matching inspections. | Real‑time feedback, fewer compile‑time surprises. | | JLink | Can now bundle native GraalVM images with --add-modules=ALL-SYSTEM . | Ship a single binary that includes both JDK and native image. | meyd296javhdtoday02172022015810 min link