On 9/19/13 4:05 AM, PauloPinto wrote:
Java might eventually gain value types. The IBM J9 VM already has them.http://duimovich.blogspot.ca/2012/11/packed-objects-in-java.html http://www.slideshare.net/mmitran/ibm-java-packed-objects-mmit-20121120
I think I've heard of at least one more similar endeavor. The funny part is, this is acquiescence of the fact they're needed, which invalidates the former claim that Java was as fast as C before it had them...
Andrei
