Valhalla: Codes Like Object, Behaves Like int - Future of Java Memory Management

Explore the groundbreaking Project Valhalla in Java during this GeeCON 2022 conference talk by Arkadiusz Sokołowski. Dive into one of the most significant upcoming changes in Java's evolution, addressing long-standing criticisms of memory management. Learn about the introduction of value classes, which combine the efficiency of primitives with the flexibility of objects. Discover how this innovation impacts generic programming, affects popular frameworks like Spring and JUnit, and transforms the underlying JVM architecture. Gain insights into the future of Java development and understand how Project Valhalla aims to revolutionize the language's performance and capabilities.

Intro
Valhalla project
Value classes
Primitive classes
Generic programming
JVM Implications