The Vector API enables developers to write platform-agnostic, data-parallel programs where single instructions operate on multiple data (SIMD). Get an introduction to Vector API, learn how it was implemented, and view examples of data-parallel programs. H... (more…)

Myriarch Combat Simulator is now available in an enhanced Java version, with a JavaFX user interface. I removed the download of the original .NET version as it was fairly rudimentary; I had already… (more…)

Allow value classes to opt in to implicit instance creation in certain circumstances in exchange for optimized field and array storage. This is a preview language and VM feature. (more…)

Project Panama improves and enriches the connections between the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and non-Java APIs, including many interfaces commonly used by C p... (more…)

Project Loom's mission is to make it easier to write, debug, profile and maintain concurrent applications meeting today's requirements. Threads, provided by Java from its first day, are a natural and convenient concurrency construct (putting aside the sep... (more…)