Save Big on Coursera Plus. 7,000+ courses at $160 off. Limited Time Only! Grab it Explore the evolving landscape of Java's hardware compatibility in this GeeCON 2023 conference talk by Jarosław Pałka. Delve into the misconceptions surrounding Java and JVM as hardware-unfriendly platforms, and discover the recent advancements aimed at enhancing their performance in hardware-intensive applications. Learn about incubating APIs that are set to revolutionize Java's capabilities in databases, queue brokers, and even game engines. Focus on the foreign functions & memory JEP, gaining insights into working with native memory, downcalling and upcalling C functions from Java with ease. Experience practical demonstrations through examples and micro benchmarks, showcasing the potential of Java in bare metal programming.