Java Is Fast! Inside Java Newscast #22

by Billy Korando on March 24, 2022

Java never sleeps on performance. This has been true since the first release of Java in 1996, and remains true with the upcoming release of JDK 18 in March. In this edition of Inside Java Newscast, we look at some updates coming to the JVM with JDK 18. We also take a look at JEP 418 which adds an internet-address resolution SPI using the Java Service Loader.

Show Notes

JDK Bugs System (JBS)
Heap Regions X-Large
Card Table Card Size Shenanigans
JEP 423: Region Pinning for G1
JEP 418: Internet-Address Resolution SPI

Additional Resources

dev.java: the destination for Java developers
OpenJDK: the place to collaborate on the Java Platform and related projects
Oracle Java: the #1 programming language and development platform

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