IBM's Java 7 and 8 beta's already have this. It's called Packed Objects and it lets you have have high density data with no pointer chasing along with a much cl

IBM's Java 7 and 8 beta's already have this. It's called Packed Objects and it lets you have have high density data with no pointer chasing along with a much cleaner interface to off-heap languages like C/C++/C# and even languages like Fortran/COBOL etc. http://www.slideshare.net/mmitran/ibm-java-packed-objects-mmit-20121120 http://www.slideshare.net/mmitran/ibm-java-packed-objects-mm... and http://www.slideshare.net/ZeroTurnaround/ryan-sciampaconeruntimeinnovationnextgenninjahackingofthejvm-24613149 http://www.slideshare.net/ZeroTurnaround/ryan-sciampaconerun...