The results are in from this year’s “Best of Java” Feature Face-Off on Twitter/X!
While Mission Control once again secured a win in the Tools category, it ultimately (and perhaps not too surprisingly) lost against Virtual Threads — arguably the most impactful runtime feature added to Java in the past years.
In the last edition of the Feature Face-Off (2020), JDK Mission Control won it all:
Here’s to hoping there are even more exciting language and/or runtime features in the face-off for 2030! 
If you’re interested in open source development, and would like to get involved in the development of JDK Mission Control, feel free to reach out:
TL;DR:
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2020: JDK Mission Control won the “Best of the JDK” Feature Face-Off
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️ 2025: JDK Mission Control won the Tools category
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2025: Virtual Threads won the final and took the overall crown