GraalVM 21.2 Feature Update of the Universal VM

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GraalVM 21.2.0 is presented as a universal VM supporting JavaScript, Python, Ruby, R, JVM languages (Java, Scala, Kotlin, Clojure) and LLVM-based languages (C/C++), with performance improvements and enhanced polyglot interoperability. The talk explains GraalVM architecture and use in the Java ecosystem — including the Graal C2 JIT compiler, Ahead-of-Time Native Images for faster startup and lower memory use, and deployment options with OpenJDK, Node.js, Oracle DB or MySQL for microservices — and notes Community (CE) and Enterprise (EE) editions.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 3:13GraalVM basics
3. 10:24Compiler and performance
4. 17:25Native Image benefits
5. 23:37Hello World native Image
6. 30:18Polyglot features
7. 34:10Spring Boot integration
8. 40:40Containerization
9. 47:08Enterprise vs Community
10. 48:36Q&A

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