the only reason java is still relevant is because it is shoved down the throats of high schoolers and college students

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  • Graal

    GraalVM compiles Java applications into native executables that start instantly, scale fast, and use fewer compute resources 🚀

    WORA died with Native Images with GraalVM. The "java is slow/bloated" argument is moot now.

  • FrameworkBenchmarks

    Source for the TechEmpower Framework Benchmarks project

    Because real benchmarks show that. https://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/ I may have exaggerated a bit but I could have sworn I saw a 10x number once regardless this shows 3-4x which is super significant.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  • FizzBuzz Enterprise Edition

    FizzBuzz Enterprise Edition is a no-nonsense implementation of FizzBuzz made by serious businessmen for serious business purposes.

    This issue in particular is just absolute gold

  • openJDK-docker

    Docker Official Image packaging for EA builds of OpenJDK from Oracle

    Oracle themselves offers a GPL’d build of OpenJDK that is free to use anywhere, including production (this can always be found here https://openjdk.java.net/).

  • core

    Online IDE powered by Visual Studio Code ⚡️ (by stackblitz)

    WASM running nodejs, sounds crazy but these guys do it: https://stackblitz.com/ , it's an online IDE based on VS Code, it's actually really good very fast.

  • molecule

    Build a StateFlow stream using Jetpack Compose (by cashapp)

    I just want to call out that "compose" actually refers to two separate things, a runtime and a UI toolkit. The former can be used for standalone state management that drives the UI, the latter can be used for the UI itself.

  • j2cl

    Java to Closure JavaScript transpiler

    You mean https://github.com/google/j2cl ? You understand though that these are trying to solve multiplatform in very different ways. I don't think this approach has a bright future.

  • InfluxDB

    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

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