Azul has launched a cloud-native compiler, improving the time to peak performance for Java applications. By delegating JIT to an external system, applications can reach higher throughput, faster than when JIT is performed locally. (more…)

Allow value classes to opt in to implicit instance creation in certain circumstances in exchange for optimized field and array storage. This is a preview language and VM feature. (more…)

Simon Wirtz Blog - Kotlin Features I miss most in Java. Comparison between Java and Kotlin. Why does Java code have to be so noisy? (more…)

Mark started the meeting by thanking everyone for joining. He immediately introduced Brian Goetz as the meeting moderator, who would ensure that everyone has a chance to be heard and keep the conversation running smoothly. (more…)

Microservices show where Java lags behind other languages. Reactive programming provides a concise DSL to express the movement of state and to write concurrent, multithreaded code with better scaling. Developing in Spring Boot works well even without spec... (more…)