Valhalla’s solution: Value classes and primitive classes Project Valhalla attacks these three Java performance pain points at the root. The first and most fundamental concept is the value class .

OpenJDK’s Project Valhalla, which explores advanced Java language and JVM feature possibilities, is moving forward with a staged delivery of value objects, primitive objects, and unification of ...

Java currently supports only two types of value: primitives and object references. Project Valhalla extends this by introducing inline classes which are a new form of type that exhibit some ...

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Sealed classes make Java an even more powerful and expressive language and set the stage for even more sophisticated techniques such as pattern matching, which we'll explore in a subsequent article. A ...