With Eclipse OpenJ9, developers can run applications on an enterprise-grade open source Java virtual machine. In this article, Dan Heidinga and Sue Chaplain go over all the features Eclipse OpenJ9 has to offer developers.
The Z Garbage Collector (ZGC) was designed with the aim to remove obstacles that have previously hindered Java developers from getting access to innovations and new features. Now that the project is open source, anyone can try it out on their workloads. Let’s allow Per Liden, ZGC Lead, to tell us what’s under the hood of this new project and what’s next for ZGC.
JVM architect John Rose has proposed the creation of a new OpenJDK Project to be titled “Project Metropolis”, an incubator for experimenting with advanced JVM implementation techniques. The next step will be a call for votes.
Alex Zhitnitsky looks at the creation of meaningful benchmarks with the Java Microbenchmarking Harness – a powerful component of the OpenJDK code tools project that has been used extensively during Java 9 development.
Oracle alternative Java solutions provider announces updates to flagship open source JVM and OpenJDK Zing and Zulu.
The Israeli startup find some supporting evidence for their binary service Bintray in new survey, but also bigger challenges along the road.
Microsoft continue to welcome outsiders into their cloud platform, but the OpenJDK arrival could be the biggest move yet.
The brains behind Artifactory have announced the full availability of their social home for binaries. Netflix, OpenJDK and Gradle are onboard – more to follow?
Oracle’s role in OpenJDK6 diminishes with Red Hat picking up the baton to provide bug support
Things show no sign of slowing up for the holidays at Java development central as JSRs and JavaScript project Nashorn make big moves
Nashorn, the successor to the Rhino JavaScript engine for the JVM, has been submitted to the OpenJDK.
Stage one of Oracles huge migration of bug systems has been completed – a fully public bug tracker isnt far away.
After an initial proposal last month, the project that wants to harness some extra GPU for the JVM has been created. Time to vote on it!
A new OpenJDK project encouraged by Oracle and AMD seeks to grasp GPU power from Java through hardware, in light of the emerging smartphone and tablet market. Too little too late?
