Except in Java 18 we do need it, for two independent reasons:
1. UTF-8 is still not the guaranteed, runtime character set that the
various methods will use. JDKs can be configured to use a different
default character set. Bugs from incorrect default character set will
now be even harder to find si
Greetings!
We are starting 2024 with JDK 22 as it has just entered Rampdown Phase 2 [1].
And with the initial JDK 22 Release Candidates now less than 2 weeks away (Feb.
8th) [2], it is time to shift our attention to JDK 23.
After multiple rounds of incubations and preview, the Foreign Function
