Java Vector API - Introduction and Implementation Challenges

Explore the significant advancements in bringing first-class vector (SIMD) support to Java through this 43-minute conference talk. Delve into the Java Vector API, designed to empower Java developers with the ability to program complex vector algorithms while leveraging underlying vector hardware. Learn about the API's expressiveness, performance aspects, implementation challenges, and their resolutions. Gain insights into the limitations and nuances of this technology, which is being developed as part of the OpenJDK project Panama and is targeted for inclusion as an incubating module in the mainline JDK.

Java Vector API with Sandhya Viswanathan & Vladimir Ivanov