Provide an initial iteration of an incubator module,
jdk.incubator.vector, to express vector computations that reliably compile at runtime to
optimal vector hardware instructions on supported CPU architectures and thus achieve superior
performance to equi... (more…)
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Sometimes when implementing a constructor on an object that requires calling another constructor there's a need to call a helper method that does some work. This is done either for convenience or because some work needs to be done on input parameters befo... (more…)
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tl;dr version: Skip the FOMO on the Java module system. If Oracle makes a push to enhance it or otherwise invest in the system, it might make sense to revisit. Until then, enjoy the tiny JVMs produced by jlink and don’t worry about the rest. (more…)
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JEP 445, Unnamed Classes and Instance Main Methods (Preview), has been promoted from its Proposed to Target to Targeted status. This feature of JEP, formerly entitled Implicit Classes and Enhanced Main Methods (Preview), proposes to "evolve the Java langu... (more…)
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