Talk proposals

[Charles Oliver Nutter]

The Java Native Runtime

Write once run anywhere is both a blessing and a curse. For years, the
WORA promise has ensured a consistent, compile-free experience for JVM
users. Unfortunately, sometimes pure-Java libraries just can't do what
developers need done. Sometimes, you just have to go full native. The
Java Native Runtime is a core library and suite of support libraries
for binding and calling out to native code. Without writing a line of
C, you can make native calls, pass callbacks, and manage off-heap
memory; every OS, library, and kernel-level feature is available to
Java developers. I'll show how JNR is designed, compare code and
performance with alternative approaches, and talk about why the JDK
needs a standard FFI (foreign function interface) in Java 9.

- Charlie

On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 6:05 AM, Mario Torre
<neugens.limasoftware at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Charles,
>
> Both topics are very good and interesting, you could submit a proposal for
> both or even add something else you think it may be interesting.
>
> Cheers,
> Mario
>
>
> 2013/11/20 Charles Oliver Nutter <headius at headius.com>
>>
>> I have a couple topics I could cover of interest to the Java devroom.
>>
>> 1. The Java Native Runtime
>>
>> A refresh and recap of my talk from JVMLS, covering justification and
>> implementation of an FFI (Java-to-native) layer used by JRuby and why
>> we should get this into JDK9 as a supported API.
>>
>> 2. Beyond JVM
>>
>> A talk I'm preparing to do for YOW! Australia that covers Java Native
>> Runtime, Truffle/Graal, alternative JVMs, native object layouts,
>> multi-tenancy, and other possible futures for the platform. It will be
>> loosely written from the perspective of JRuby, where we are exploring
>> all these various futures for our next-gen JRuby runtime to be
>> released in 2014.
>>
>> Those of you who know me should feel free to suggest modifications to
>> these topics or different topics you would be interested in. I have
>> many things I could talk about :-)
>>
>> - Charlie
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