C

When Does Java’s Foreign Function & Memory API Actually Make Sense?

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Every new Java release introduces a shiny feature. The Foreign Function & Memory (FFM) API, finalized in Java 22, is one of those headline acts: it promises safe native calls without JNI and off-heap memory you can manage. But the real question is not “can I use it?” but “should I reach for it?” The … Read more

DIY JVM Part 1: Decoding the Magic – Parsing Java

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It’s been about 15 years since I last touched C programming. Back in university, I remember writing a small C program for an assignment—just a simple parser that could scan a C source file and check if its structures were correctly formed. It was nothing fancy, just a mundane academic exercise, and to be honest, … Read more