Updated EA implementing Value Classes and Objects

[Remi Forax]

(Virtual) Champagne !

That's a huge milestone.

Rémi

----- Original Message -----
> From: "daniel smith" <daniel.smith at oracle.com>
> To: "valhalla-spec-experts" <valhalla-spec-experts at openjdk.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 2:54:43 AM
> Subject: Updated EA implementing Value Classes and Objects

> We've published an updated EA that implements the Value Classes and Objects JEP.
> See the release notes for details:
> 
> https://openjdk.org/projects/valhalla/early-access
> 
> The core implementation is now aligned with all of the design changes we've
> worked on over the last couple of years, including tweaks to the modifiers and
> flags being used, shifting from Q types to standard nullable reference types,
> and adopting standard <init>-based construction. This is a significant
> milestone!
> 
> Please note the disclaimer about performance: not all performance optimizations
> are active in this release, and it is not intended to be used as a reference
> point for benchmarking.