The Permanent Generation (PermGen) Heap is a heap in the JVM dedicated to storing the JVM’s internal representation of Java Classes (and also interned String instances). Usually, this heap is of a fixed size in the JVM and if it runs out of space then an... (more…)

Java currently supports only two types of value: primitives and object references. Project Valhalla extends this by introducing inline classes which are a new form of type that exhibit some behaviors of both. These new types open the door to better alignm... (more…)

PoC of running Doom on top of GraalVM. Contribute to stepstone-tech/doom-graalvm development by creating an account on GitHub. (more…)

Manifold is a Java compiler plugin, its features include Metaprogramming, Properties, Extension Methods, Operator Overloading, Templates, a Preprocessor, and more. - manifold/manifold-deps-parent/m... (more…)

Monica Beckwith and Anil Kumar discuss Java JDK 8u LTS to latest JDK 13 major changes as well as impact on performance and responsiveness to backported JDK 11u LTS. (more…)