As reported on InfoQ, Oracle has announced the first set of features targeted for Java 9. This includes a new API for JSON, which is being developed as JEP 198.

Oracle's Java Chief Architect Mark Reinhold has proposed delaying the release of Java 9 for 6 months to allow for more complete testing of the modularity features at the heart of the release.

Java 9 -- better known as Java SE 9 Platform Specification, or Java SE 9 (JDK 9) -- comes nearly three years after the release of Java 8. In addition to Java 9, Oracle announced the availability of ...