“Java 16 is Here!” with Mikael Vidstedt

03/16/21 • 33 min

The release of Java 16 was a good reason to invite Mikael Vidstedt, Director of JVM Engineering, again into the show. In this episode, Chad and Mikael discuss some of the new JDK 16 features, the 6 months release cadence but also how some Valhalla initial bits are starting to gradually appear into the platform, and more!

For the detailed show-notes, make sure to check-out the episode page at https://inside.java/2021/03/16/podcast-015

And for more episodes, please visit https://inside.java/podcast

For the detailed show-notes, make sure to check-out the episode page at https://inside.java/2021/03/16/podcast-015

And for more episodes, please visit https://inside.java/podcast

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PS: Deserialization is largely discussed too!

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