4 points | by mooreds 17 hours ago ago
1 comments
Today Java has pointer compression where you use a 32 bit reference but shift it a few places to the left to make a 64-bit address which saves space on pointers but wastes it on alignment
Today Java has pointer compression where you use a 32 bit reference but shift it a few places to the left to make a 64-bit address which saves space on pointers but wastes it on alignment