On Sun, Apr 21, 2024 at 5:49 AM ІП-24 Олександр Ротань < rotan.olexa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have heard your proposal. Your approach indeed for sure has its > advantages. > > One thing I don't like referring to is Valhalla. It's not even a > preview and no one really knows when it will be, relying on it when > designing API now would be strange to say the least. > Valhalla's value classes are actually quite ready; the compatibility and the type system are quite fleshed out in the recent iterations, and the prototypes are already functional. > > One possible thing that could dramatically simplify implementation of my > approach is introduction of generic reification, which would allow > primitives as type params. I am currently studying the working of javac and > possible implementation of this is one of the topics in my research. > However, let's stick to what we have in jdk right now from now on. > Generic reification is part of project Valhalla too, in that it allows wrapper classes in generics to have the same performance as the primitives with generic specialization. Compiling many classes to achieve generic reification is an alternative, but I don't think it's feasible. > > I would like to hear opinions of other people regarding the design of such > API, especially David and Remi, since, as I understand, that's not the > first time they witness a discussion like this, so maybe they have > something to tell here. > Unfortunately you will have to wait. Most JDK engineers are employees who work on weekdays; only a few are enthusiasts. I think we may get more discussion traffic on Monday.
