JDK 10 will be released on March 20, 2018 with 12 new features. Key changes include a new 6-month release cycle, modularization of the garbage collector, experimental Java-based JIT compiler, local variable type inference, parallel full GC for G1, application class-data sharing between JVMs, ability to stop individual threads, and support for alternative memory devices like non-volatile RAM. JDK 1