On: JDK 10 Early Access Release Notes

[PedroBatista]

Looks like a lot of housekeeping is taking place.

I just wish they implemented a native and full code hot-reload support on the jvm, instead of relying on external tools/hacks that work sometimes.

That alone would single-handedly improve productivity by an order of magnitude.

[pjmlp → PedroBatista]

Native will come, just slow and steady.

10 is already an improvement over 9 in what concerns supported AOT platforms.

"Project Metropolis"

http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/discuss/2017-Septembe...

Otherwise there are alternatives like ExcelsiorJET.

[vbezhenar → PedroBatista]

I agree wholeheartedly. Using jrebel is so much of a productivity boost, but I want to avoid proprietary tools as much as possible.

[severino → vbezhenar]

There're some open source alternatives, such as this one, with less features, though:

http://dcevm.github.io/

However, I couldn't make it work with my current project when I tried some years ago. I haven't tried again since.

[electrotype → PedroBatista]

That gets my vote too.

JRebel works well, but we need an official and free tool.