Dan Smith - Consulting Member of Technical Staff

Daniel is a Programming Language Designer working on new features for the Java Language and the Java Virtual Machine. He helps to update and maintain the official language and VM specifications. Daniel also contributes to OpenJDK, primarily on the javac compiler.

Posts

• Try Out JEP 401 Value Classes and Objects on October 27, 2025 Valhalla
• Terminology update: Primitive Objects on October 5, 2020 Valhalla
• Class & Interface Terminology on May 7, 2020 Amber

Videos

• A New Model for Java Object Initialization on July 27, 2025 Amber Valhalla Java Language
• Pattern Matching in Java: Better Code, Better APIs on May 24, 2025 Amber Java Language
• Java Initialization 2.0 #JVMLS on September 1, 2024 Valhalla
• JVMLS - Value Objects in Valhalla on September 5, 2023 Valhalla