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Explore the latest developments in Project Leyden's ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation capabilities for the JVM in this 46-minute conference talk from the 2025 JVM Language Summit. Dive deep into the technical implementation details of how and when the AOTCache gets created, building upon the foundational JEPs delivered in JDK 24 and JDK 25. Learn about the evolution of Leyden since its initial prototype unveiling two years prior, examining the early building blocks that enable new AOT features. Discover what's next in the Leyden development pipeline and explore areas of future research and development. Gain insights into the surprising learnings and challenges the development team encountered during the project's progression. The presentation covers the technical architecture behind ahead-of-time class loading, linking, method profiling, and code compilation, providing a comprehensive update on one of OpenJDK's most significant performance optimization initiatives.
