Text blocks are scheduled to become a permanent feature of the Java Language in Java SE 15. In this article Brian Goetz, Java Language Architect at Oracle, provides a deep-dive into the topic.

NEW YORK — Some Mac users were taken by surprise Thursday as their computers stopped running programs written using the Java programming language after Apple blocked Java due to security problems.

When Apple instituted the first Java block in January the move was considered unusual, in part because Apple has typically used its Xprotect to block malware such as the widespread Flashback ...