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What's wrong with using the standard JDK for Java code?

• throwaway150 11mo ago
  Nothing wrong with it. Why would you assume the author is in anyway hinting that there's something wrong with using the standard JDK for Java code?
  • zkmon 11mo ago
    Ok. Let me ask differently. Why would I download and use LLVM for working with java code? Which usecases favor this?
    • drzaiusx11 11mo ago
      This is interop glue to cross language boundaries in the JVM without the problems that come with JNI. The natural goal/use-case being that you can call pre-existing code in other languages that target LLVM IR.
    • TazeTSchnitzel 11mo ago
      That's not what the article is about.
    • connicpu 11mo ago
      The article is presenting something different entirely. This is the precursor to what it would take to create a compiler written in java that produces native code.
    • mands 11mo ago
      It's more an fun educational overview of the new FFM API. I can't think of many actual use-cases where you'd want to use the LLVM JIT over those built-in to HotSpot. Interfacing with existing LLVM-based systems, writing a very tight inner loop using LLVM where you absolutely need LLVM-like performance, or creating a compiler that targets LLVM using Java would be the main "real-world" use-cases.
    • almostgotcaught 11mo ago
      "why would I use a frying pan when I can use a flashlight" The two things have nothing to do with each other.