Chasing Efficient Java Development: From 1BRC to Developing Hardwood AI Natively @infoq
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Gunnar Morling, technologist at Confluent and Java Champion, shares his experiences with building high-performance applications in Java, especially in the data space. He shares insights from experiments with building durable execution engines, bootstrapping, and AI natively developing Apache Hardwood - a minimal dependencies Java parser for Apache Parquet.

Read a transcript of this interview: bit.ly/49cwnoI

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