GraalVM: The Journey from Research to Product by Thomas Wuerthinger

GraalVM is a new runtime system that provides instant startup and low footprint for Java applications via ahead-of-time compilation. It also has polyglot capabilities that allows to execute and interoperate with many languages including JavaScript, Python, Ruby, WebAssembly, and native languages. This session discusses lessons learned while turning the vague research ideas behind GraalVM into a released product over the timespan of more than a decade, how we experienced our entry to the developer community, and also major technical questions where we now think differently. Thomas Wuerthinger Oracle Recorded at Jfokus 2024 in Stockholm 7th of february http://www.jfokus.se