The Foreign Function and Memory API will be finalised in JDK 22. This API helps you integrate native code within your Java program. 

Using this new API you can efficiently invoke code outside the JVM, safely access memory not managed by the JVM, call native libraries and process native data without the brittleness and danger of JNI.

Jorn Vernee, core contributor and maintainer of the FFM API, is Ana's guest during this episode. Jorn explains what is the Foreign Memory Access API, its goals and the iterations that this API went through. Jorn also shares a few examples of Java libraries that already adopted the FFM API, the performance improvements they observed. He also explains how you can use this new API to integrate a native library within your own Java code.

Sequenced Collections, targeted for JDK 21, are a new collection type created to represent a sequence of elements with a defined encounter order.

Ana recorded this episode with Stuart Marks, the owner of JEP 431 about Sequenced Collections. Stuart discusses the essence of Sequenced Collection interfaces, what needs those address and how they fit within the existing Collections framework. He explains the design of Sequenced Collections, architectural decisions and particularities of the API. He also shares his view on how Sequenced Collections can inspire future Java platform developments.

David remotely sat down with Julia Boes, Senior Member of Technical Staff in Dublin, to discuss the Simple Web Server (SWS). The SWS, introduced in JDK 18, is a minimal web server that serves static files. It comes with a command-line tool and an API. In this episode, Julia explains why another web server might be useful. She explains its goals, its features, who it is for but also what it is not!. She then goes over the command-line tool, its API, etc.

In this episode, David remotely sat down with Brent Christian to discuss Finalization and the effort to gradually deprecate this now outdated, brittle, and complex mechanism from the platform. After covering some of the finalization weaknesses, Brent discusses the alternatives to properly deal with resources, i.e. try with resources and the Cleaner API. He then continues with JEP 421 which will be part of JDK 18 and some potential subsequent steps.

To celebrate the Java 17 release, we have not one but two podcast episodes! In this second part, Chad discusses the evolution of the Java language with Brian Goetz, the Java Language Architect. Chad then concludes this special Java 17 episode with Stuart Marks, aka Dr. Deprecator, on the importance of deprecation!

To celebrate the launch of Java 17 we have not one but two podcast episodes! In this first part, Chad discusses some exiting license changes with Donald Smith, i.e. the Free Java License. Chad then continues the discussion on Project Panama and the Vector API with Paul Sandoz.

Make sure to also listen to the upcoming Part 2 where Chad discusses with Brian Goetz and Dr. Deprecator aka Stuart Marks!

With JEP 403, Java 17 will strongly encapsulate the JDK internals. This is the latest step in a process that began in Java 9 with the modularization of the JDK. In this episode, Alan Bateman joins Chad to discuss the importance of strong encapsulation, the history, how this will affect your applications today, and what to do in order to prepare for it.

In this episode, David discusses with Gavin Bierman a new set of Java language features coming from Project Amber, i.e. Pattern Matching. In addition to `sealed classes` and `pattern matching for instanceof`, they are covering in great detail a new (and great!) JDK 17 preview feature: `pattern matching for switch`.

In this episode, David (remotely) sat down with Michael McMahon and Daniel Fuchs both from the Java Dublin engineering team to discuss some of the recent JDK network-related updates: from the HTTP/2 Client API (Java 11) and its updates in Java 16 to the new Java 16 Unix Domain Socket Channel API. There's even a small HTTP/3 sneak peek.

The release of Java 16 was a good reason to invite Mikael Vidstedt, Director of JVM Engineering, again into the show. In this episode, Chad and Mikael discuss some of the new JDK 16 features, the 6 months release cadence but also how some Valhalla initial bits are starting to gradually appear into the platform, and more!

For the detailed show-notes, make sure to check-out the episode page at https://inside.java/2021/03/16/podcast-015

And for more episodes, please visit https://inside.java/podcast

Records are a standard and permanent Java language feature starting Java 16. This was a good occasion for David to discuss Records, and more specifically Records serialisa… Records serialization with Julia Boes and Chris Hegarty. Julia and Chris are both from the Dublin Java engineering team. They both work on Core Libraries, and as such, they have been deeply involved in the recent serialization improvements. In this episode, you will see that the approach of serializing records drastically changes from the serialization of traditional classes.

PS: Deserialization is largely discussed too!

Chad discusses JDK Flight Recorder (JFR) with Markus Grönlund. Learn all about JFR including how to get started, the problems it addresses, the many event types it outputs, the new streaming capabilities, and more!

Links Mentioned

JDK11 - Introduction to JDK Flight Recorder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z_R2Aq-Fl8

JEP 328: Flight Recorder
https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/328

Continuous Monitoring with JDK Flight Recorder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plYESjZ12hM

Preview Features have been essential to the delivery of Java for the past 5 years, and Java 20 is no exception with second previews of both Virtual Threads and the Foreign Function & Memory API.

Chad discussing the importance of Preview Features with Alex Buckley, as well as an Informational JEP that added some further clarification for Preview Features with large surface areas.

Some show notes:

JDK 20 is out today: https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/20/

JEP 12: Preview Features https://openjdk.org/jeps/12

A look ahead: https://openjdk.org/jeps/8300604

David Delabassée recently sat down with Kevin Rushforth to discuss the Packaging Tool (JEP 392) more commonly known as jpackage, a new tool that will be made production-ready in JDK 16…

David Delabassée recently sat down with Stuart Marks and Jesper Wilhelmsson to discuss various ways of contributing to OpenJDK. Spoiler alert: there are many!

David Delabassee continues the Panama discussion (cf. Episode 9) with Maurizio Cimadamore and Jorn Vernee. This episode focuses on the Foreign Linker API and the jextract tool.

In this episode, David Delabassee discusses Project Panama's Foreign Support with Maurizio Cimadamore and Jorn Vernee. The episode starts with an overview of Project Panama, its Foreign Support and then discusses in detail the Foreign Memory Access API.

Panama's Foreign Linker API will be discussed in a follow-up episode.

Chad Arimura discusses Project Loom with Ron Pressler.

Relevant links:

• https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/loom/Main
• https://inside.java/tag/loom
• https://github.com/openjdk/loom

For all episodes and more, check out Inside Java and follow @java on Twitter.

Episodes are now available on YouTube as well.

In this episode, David Delabassee discusses the new Vector API with John Rose and Paul Sandoz.

For more episodes, check out https://inside.java/podcast.

Resources:

• JEP 338: Vector API (Incubator)
• jdk.incubator.vector Javadoc
• OpenJDK 16 EA Builds
• Daniel Lemire's blog
  
  

Chad Arimura discusses Project Skara with Joe Darcy and Erik Duveblad.

Relevant Links:

• https://github.com/openjdk
• https://github.com/openjdk/jdk
• https://inside.java/tag/skara
• https://githubuniverse.com/Project-Skara-migrating-OpenJDK-to-Git-&-GitHub/

For all episodes and more, check out Inside Java and follow @java on Twitter.

In this episode, David Delabassee (Developer Relations) discusses with Per Liden (ZGC Lead) the Z Garbage Collector that is now production ready in JDK 15.

In this episode, David Delabassee (Developer Relations) discusses with Gavin Bierman (Consulting Member of Technical Staff) a new Java Language feature emerging from Project Amber, i.e. Records classes!

For more episodes, check out Inside Java and follow @Java on Twitter.

Contact us here.

Our guest today is Georges Saab (@gsaab), Vice President of Development of the Java Platform Group.

We discuss the State of Java after 25 years, the latest innovations in OpenJDK, and why his name is spelled differently.

Our host is Chad Arimura (@chadarimura), VP of Java Developer Relations.

For future episodes and more, make sure to check out Inside Java and follow @java on Twitter.


Additional Resources

• OpenJDK
• Oracle Java

Helidon Níma is the first Java microservices framework built from the ground up on virtual threads.

David recorded this episode with Tomas Langer, the Helidon architect. Tomas discusses virtual threads from a framework developer point of view. He explains Níma, its architecture and how virtual threads fit in. He also shares his views on virtual threads and some behind the scenes details and how it all started.

David Delabassee (@delabassee) discusses the latest Java release, Java 15, with Mikael Vidstedt (@MikaelVidstedt), Director of JVM Development.

For future episodes and more, check out Inside Java and follow @java on Twitter.

Covered in This Episode

New or updated Java language feature, Java SE API feature and JDK API

• Sealed Classes (Preview)
• Hidden Classes
• Reimplement the Legacy DatagramSocket API
• Text Blocks
• Foreign-Memory Access API (Second Incubator)
• Records (Second Preview)
• Pattern Matching for instanceof (Second Preview)

Garbage Collectors

• ZGC: A Scalable Low-Latency Garbage Collector
• Shenandoah: A Low-Pause-Time Garbage Collector
• Improving G1 out-of-the-box performance

Deprecation & Removal

• Remove the Solaris and SPARC Ports
• Remove the Nashorn JavaScript Engine

Security

• Edwards-Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA)
• Support for certificate_authorities Extension

Other Features (JDK 14 & JDK 15)

• Cgroups v2: Container awareness
• JFR Event Streaming

OpenJDK Projects Discussed in this Episode

• Project Loom
• Project Panama
• Project Amber
• Project Valhalla

Additional Resources

• OpenJDK
• Oracle Java

Welcome to the Inside Java podcast. In Episode #1 (we couldn't start at 0), the hosts Chad Arimura (VP Developer Relations) and David Delabassee (Developer Relations) introduce the Java Platform Group at Oracle, major innovation projects in OpenJDK, the Inside.java aggregation site, and this podcast.

Both Chad and David can be found on Twitter: @chadarimura, @delabassee.

For future episodes and more, make sure to check out Inside Java and follow @java on Twitter.

Mentioned links from episode

• The Future of the Java Platform and the JDK: Who is in Charge?
• Modern Java - Change is the Only Constant
• Moving Java Forward Faster
• Stewardship: the Sobering Parts
• Evolving the JVM - Principles & Directions

OpenJDK projects discussed in this episode

• ZGC
• Project Amber
• Project Valhalla
• Project Panama
• Project Loom

Additional resources

• OpenJDK
• Oracle Java

Contact us here.

In this episode, David discusses with Gavin Bierman, the latest evolution in the Java Language. In addition to being a regular guest on this podcast, Gavin spends most of his time on designing new Java language features.

They are chatting about Project Amber's latest features related to Pattern Matching but also the String Template feature currently in draft. Through this discussion, you will also hear about some of the tools (ex. Preview Features) but also the challenges related to the design of new Java Language features.

During JavaOne, David sat down with Kevin Rushforth (OpenJFX Project Co-Lead, Oracle) to discuss the JavaFX, OpenJFX and the new JavaFX builds that Oracle is now producing.

In this two-part episode, Chad interviews Ron Pressler, architect and lead for Project Loom, on Virtual Threads and Structured Concurrency, followed by Brian Goetz, Chief Language Architect, on Record Patterns and the arc of features in Project Amber leading to data-oriented programming.

Show notes:

• JDK 19
• JEP 425 Virtual Threads
• JEP 429 Structured Concurrency
• Game of Life by Elliot Barlas
• Project Loom C5M

Chad interviews Sharat Chander about both the history of JavaOne, and what to expect with the return of it in October.

Show notes:

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In this episode, David talks with Erik Österlund about the work he did on the Z Garbage Collector, and the plans to make ZGC a Generational GC. Amongst other things, Erik shares some details on the underlying techniques, and the expected benefits.

In this special episode Chad talks with Naoto Sato on JEP 400, UTF-8 by Default, and Michel Trudeau on JEP 413, Code Snippets in Java API Documentation.

To round things out, we also pulled in highlights from podcast episodes 21 and 22 to provide an overview of JEP 408, Simple Web Server, and JEP 421, Deprecate Finalization for Removal.

Check out Java 18 today at Dev.java!

Java leads by example regarding documentation: JavaDoc inspires trust in developers through its transparency on each Java API functionality, and the javadoc tool helps developers generate equally great documentation for their APIs and libraries.

In this episode, Ana hosts Jonathan Gibbons, core contributor and maintainer of JDK tools, to discuss JavaDoc/javadoc developments, focusing on markdown in JavaDoc documentation comments. Given the importance of having code that is as easy to understand as it is functional, Jonathan dives into significant changes in Java's documentation component and associated tools, how JavaDoc is maintained, code documentation practices, and more.

In this shorter-format pod, Chad talks about JDK 24, preview features, and more.

Show Notes

JEP 11: Incubator Modules
https://openjdk.org/jeps/11

JEP 12: Preview Features
https://openjdk.org/jeps/12

Using the Preview Features Available in the JDK
https://dev.java/learn/new-features/using-preview/

JEP 483: Ahead-of-time Compilation
https://openjdk.org/jeps/483

JEP 485: Stream Gatherers
https://openjdk.org/jeps/485

JEP 491: Synchronize Virtual Threads without Pinning
https://openjdk.org/jeps/491

JEP 494: Module Import Declarations (Second Preview)
https://openjdk.org/jeps/494

JEP 495: Simple Source Files and Instance Main Methods (Fourth Preview)
https://openjdk.org/jeps/495

The Foreign Function and Memory API
https://dev.java/learn/ffm/

OpenJDK's Project Leyden aims to improve the startup and warmup time of Java applications, for now by shifting computation from those phases to the applications' build time. Java 24 ships with ahead-of-time class loading and linking, which is the first step in that direction. In this episode, we learn about that as well as about Leyden's approach to reach its goals and some features that are available in its early access build plus some that aren't.

Nicolai Parlog discusses with Dan Heidinga, who is JVM Runtime Architect at Oracle and, among other things, member of projects Leyden and Valhalla.

In this episode, Ana is joined by Viktor Klang, core JDK architect and author of the Stream Gatherers JDK Enhancement Proposal, to dive into one of the standout features of JDK 24: the Gatherers API.

Viktor explains how Gatherers extend the Java Stream API with custom intermediate operations, why they were added to the platform, and how they can enhance your day-to-day Java development. He also shares practical tips for using the Gatherers API effectively, along with insights into the design process and how community feedback plays a crucial role in shaping future JDK features.

Java is not just adding features, it's also removing old ones that became obsolete and are either a maintenance burden, performance drag, or hazardous to use. In this episode we touch on 32bit ports, applets, finalization, and the security manager.

Nicolai Parlog talks to Stuart Marks, who works in the JDK Core Libraries group at Oracle. Right now, he's dressed in a lab coat and wears a stethoscope because he embodies his alter ego Dr. Deprecator.

Nicolai Parlog talks to Stuart Marks, who works in the JDK Core Libraries group at Oracle. Right now, he's dressed in a lab coat and wears a stethoscope because he embodies his alter ego Dr. Deprecator.

The Java runtime offers a host of guarantees like memory safety, type safety, encapsulation, and many more. What makes these aspirations actual guarantees is a property called "integrity". But there are a few mechanisms in Java that allow undermining integrity - some for good, some for less good reasons. Integrity by default states that all such operations need to be disabled by default. Today we discuss why that is so important, what the progress toward this goal has been, and what Java developers need to know to keep their applications going.

Nicolai Parlog talks to Ron Pressler, who is Java Architect at Oracle and, among other things, lead of Project Loom.

The Stable Values API is a preview feature in Java 25 that allows developers to define immutable objects that are initialized at most once. It combines the flexibility of lazy initialization with the performance advantages of final fields.

In this episode, Ana hosts Per Minborg, a member of the Java Core Library team at Oracle and co-author of JEP 502 on Stable Values. Per explains the concept behind Stable Values and how this approach addresses the drawbacks of eager initialization in Java. By deferring the creation of expensive resources until they are actually needed, Stable Values contribute to more efficient application startup. He also discusses the design process and specifics of the API, highlighting its benefits in multi-threaded environments—particularly its ability to ensure thread-safe, at-most-once initialization without the need for complex synchronization mechanisms.

Java is a 30-year success story, made possible because its development consistently aligned with users' needs. In its early days, the platform required new features quickly, but over time, minimizing code breakage while carefully evolving the platform became essential. Critical junctures along that path included the introduction of modules and the current strive toward integrity by default.

Nicolai Parlog talks to Mark Reinhold, Chief Architect of the Java Platform, who brings nearly three decades of experience shaping Java's evolution.

OpenJDK projects such as Amber and Valhalla are renowned for their careful and methodical approach to designing and introducing new features to the Java platform.

In this episode, Nicolai Parlog is joined by Brian Goetz, Java Language Architect at Oracle and lead of both Project Amber and Project Valhalla. Brian shares insights and updates on these influential initiatives as they discuss Amber's upcoming feature arc, Valhalla's plans for null-restriction, and more.