Talk proposals

Charles Oliver Nutter headius at headius.com
Thu Nov 28 20:42:06 CET 2013


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- Charlie (mobile)
On Nov 26, 2013 2:19 PM, "Charles Oliver Nutter" <headius at headius.com>
wrote:

> 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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