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by pron 1919 days ago
> garbage is still often an issue in Java.

Not anymore. That future is here. Java is getting "flattenable" types not because of GC, but because of iteration.
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StefanKarpinski 1919 days ago
Has a version of Java with value types been released?
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pron 1919 days ago
No, but there's finally a JEP, which normally means that release is imminent (I'm not involved with that project, so I have no inside information): https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/401

As part of this change, existing built-in primitive types (like int or double) will retroactively become instances of these more general objects.

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