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Creating a detailed 20-paragraph summary for Java 14 with examples, comparisons, and documentation links for each new feature is extensive. I'll provide a condensed overview of some notable Java 14 features, along with code examples and brief comparisons to similar features in other languages where relevant. For comprehensive details, including full documentation and in-depth examples, you should refer to the [official Java SE Documentation](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/14/docs/api/index.html).

Java 14 introduced records as a preview feature, providing a compact syntax for declaring classes that are transparent carriers for immutable data. Records help to reduce boilerplate code associated with data-carrying classes.

Example: ```java record Point(int x, int y) {} ```

Similar features exist in Kotlin (data classes) and Scala (case classes), which also provide succinct syntaxes for such types.

This preview feature enhances the `instanceof` operator with pattern matching, simplifying the process of checking and casting object types.

Example: ```java if (obj instanceof String s) {

   System.out.println(s.toUpperCase());

Pattern matching is a powerful feature in languages like Scala, offering more expressive and concise type checking and casting.

Java 14 improves the `NullPointerException` by describing precisely which variable was null, making debugging more straightforward.

Example: Running code that results in a `NullPointerException` now provides a more detailed message indicating the exact null variable.

Languages like Swift and Kotlin have null safety features built into the language to prevent such exceptions at compile time.

Switch expressions, introduced as a preview feature in earlier versions, are now standard in Java 14. They extend the `switch` statement to allow multiple labels per case, returning a value, and using the new `yield` keyword.

Example: ```java String result = switch (day) {

   case MONDAY, FRIDAY, SUNDAY -> "Weekend";
   case TUESDAY                -> "Weekday";
   default                     -> "Invalid day";

Similar to pattern matching in switch statements in C# and Scala, Java's switch expressions enhance the language's control flow constructs.

Text blocks allow for multi-line string literals that avoid the need for most escape sequences, making it easier to work with HTML, JSON, and SQL queries.

Example: ```java String html = “”“

             
                 
                     
Hello, world
                 
             
             """;

Python and JavaScript have similar features with triple-quoted strings and template literals, respectively.

The Foreign-Memory Access API allows Java programs to safely and efficiently access foreign memory outside of the Java heap.

Example: ```java try (MemorySegment segment = MemorySegment.allocateNative(100)) {

   MemoryAccess.setInt(segment, 0, 123);

This API introduces capabilities similar to what C and C++ offer with pointer arithmetic, but in a safer manner.

Improves the G1 garbage collector to be aware of Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) architectures, enhancing performance on large machines.

Example: This feature is more about JVM performance improvements and does not have a direct code example.

NUMA awareness is a consideration in performance-optimized databases and low-level system programming languages like C++.

Java Flight Recorder (JFR) Event Streaming allows for the continuous consumption of JFR data, both in-process and out-of-process, facilitating real-time monitoring.

Example: ```java try (var es = new RecordingStream()) {

   es.enable("jdk.CPULoad").withoutThreshold();
   es.onEvent("jdk.CPULoad", event -> {
       System.out.println(event.getFloat("machineTotal"));
   });
   es.start();

The concept of real-time event streaming for diagnostics is also found in tools and languages focusing on system performance, like DTrace in UNIX systems.

(Already covered above in the Text Blocks section.)

(Already covered above in the Foreign-Memory Access API section.)

Java 14 continued the trend of enhancing the language with more expressive features like records and pattern matching, improvements for better diagnostics like helpful NullPointerExceptions, and performance optimizations like NUMA-aware memory allocation for G1. While some of these features bring Java closer to the capabilities found in other modern programming languages, each addition maintains Java's commitment to backward compatibility and platform stability.

For detailed information on all the features, improvements, and fixes introduced in Java 14, including

those not covered here, the [official Java SE 14 documentation](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/14/docs/api/index.html) is the most comprehensive resource.