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Direct-style effects, also known as algebraic effects and effect handlers, are the next big thing in programming languages. At the same time I see some confusion about direct-style effects. In this post I want to address this confusion by explaining the what, the why, and the how of direct-style effects using a Scala 3 implementation as an example.
Java 22 introduces significant updates to core libraries and tools, such as the Class-File API, Launch Multi-File Source-Code Programs, and Stream Gatherers. These enhancements empower developers with enhanced flexibility and productivity, simplifying complex tasks and boosting overall development efficiency.
The Java team at Oracle is working to address two common cases in which a virtual thread parks or blocks and the underlying native thread is not released.
The Java steward expects the OpenJDK to tackle improvements ranging from a simplified main to GPU programming, condensers, and value objects, although all may not arrive this year.
Learn what challenges you probably face when you try to run your microservices on the virtual threads. The challenge might be more complex and bigger if you need to import more Java libraries.