Projects Valhalla, Loom and GraalVM. Vadim Kazulkin. Java Fest 2020 Online
summary
Overview of three OpenJDK initiatives: Project Valhalla (adds inline types/embedded value types to Java), Project Loom (introduces lightweight threads/fibers and related concurrency primitives), and GraalVM (a polyglot VM for running Java and other languages). The talk explains the motivation and current status of each project and discusses how GraalVM can help make Java applications easier to deploy in serverless environments.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Welcome
- 2:20Project Valhalla: value types
- 15:41Project Loom: virtual threads
- 29:13GraalVM overview
- 46:36GraalVM cloud and native images
- 50:35Q&A








