Java recap for week 47/2024

From 18/11/2024 to 24/11/2024

Articles #

• Java 24 to Reduce Object Header Size and Save Memory 71 comments in 2 discussions

• Liquibase starts sending data to their servers 64 comments in 1 discussion

• A new GC algorithm: "Mark-Scavenge" 43 comments in 2 discussions

• Interview with Kotlin lead designer: How far will the language diverge from Java? 43 comments in 1 discussion

• State of Kotlin Scripting 2024 33 comments in 2 discussions

• Lilliput (JEP 450) and Synchronization Without Pinning (JEP 491) integrated to JDK 24 31 comments in 2 discussions

• Representing ViewModel events with StateFlow vs. SharedFlow vs. Channel 28 comments in 1 discussion

• Use SwiftUI for Mac with Kotlin Multiplatform instead of Compose 24 comments in 3 discussions

• Jainja: a JVM written in Java 18 comments in 2 discussions

• Making a Java Project Cross-IDE using Spotless 15 comments in 1 discussion

• What's new in Spring Modulith 1.3? 11 comments in 1 discussion

• K2 Mode Becomes Stable 10 comments in 1 discussion

• Improve performance of Foreign memory and functions bindings 6 comments in 1 discussion

• IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3 – From Code to Clarity With the Redesigned Structure Tool Window 6 comments in 1 discussion

• Spring Boot 3.4 available now 5 comments in 1 discussion

Releases #

• JEP 404: Generational Shenandoah GC (Experimental) targeted to Java 24 release

• Openfire 4.9.2 Release · igniterealtime/Openfire

Projects #

• sqlx4k: A high-performance, non-blocking database driver for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite, written for Kotlin Native. 57 comments in 9 discussions

• ModuleFS - A file system implementation to access the contents of Java modules in a unified way 21 comments in 2 discussions

• Java is faster than C in its second run, prove me wrong 12 comments in 1 discussion

• OpenJDK Authorization 10 comments in 1 discussion

• JVM library for MJML (Mailjet Markup Language). 9 comments in 1 discussion

• Another approach to Kotlin Scripting 5 comments in 1 discussion

• C, C++, and Java formatter based on Clang for Node.js 3 comments in 1 discussion

• Ultra-low-latency, batching and concurrent queue for IPC in Java

• I've tried to make a small DSL for computational statistics

Videos #

• JVM Bindings for Rust Libraries 15 comments in 1 discussion

• Java 24 Stops Pinning Virtual Threads (Almost) 15 comments in 1 discussion

• Anonymous Functions != Lambdas 7 comments in 2 discussions

• Tidy First Kotlin - Removing Redundant Code

• The Ultimate Gradle Kotlin Beginner’s Crash Course for 2025

• Kotlin 2.1 Livestream with the Language Evolution Team, Nov 28, 16:00 UTC