Christian Humer
@chumer.dev
PL/VM/Compilers at Oracle. Working on Truffle/Graal.
ME/CFS Caretaker and Activist (https://ooe-mecfs.at).
Austrian expat in Zurich.
ME/CFS Caretaker and Activist (https://ooe-mecfs.at).
Austrian expat in Zurich.
That was my total lunar eclipse today here in Zurich. There was a crowd of astrophotographers around. The moon was barely visible for 5 seconds, but the crowd was "ooooohhhh aaaahhh". I love these people.
September 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
That was my total lunar eclipse today here in Zurich. There was a crowd of astrophotographers around. The moon was barely visible for 5 seconds, but the crowd was "ooooohhhh aaaahhh". I love these people.
Today is World ME/CFS day. My partner has been severely suffering from this disease for almost three years now.
The care and research situation is really dire. It's so bad I even made a sign myself. Probably one of the hardest engineering challenges I had to tackle in a while.
The care and research situation is really dire. It's so bad I even made a sign myself. Probably one of the hardest engineering challenges I had to tackle in a while.
May 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Today is World ME/CFS day. My partner has been severely suffering from this disease for almost three years now.
The care and research situation is really dire. It's so bad I even made a sign myself. Probably one of the hardest engineering challenges I had to tackle in a while.
The care and research situation is really dire. It's so bad I even made a sign myself. Probably one of the hardest engineering challenges I had to tackle in a while.
Print this and hold it in front of you!
April 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Print this and hold it in front of you!
My fresh little language already needs JDK 25-ea to run! 😜
#bleeding-edge
#bleeding-edge
April 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
My fresh little language already needs JDK 25-ea to run! 😜
#bleeding-edge
#bleeding-edge
GraalJS now supports Wasm module imports which leverage GraalWasm. Embedding the excellent Photon Rust library in JavaScript is now even simpler:
March 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
GraalJS now supports Wasm module imports which leverage GraalWasm. Embedding the excellent Photon Rust library in JavaScript is now even simpler:
GraalPy, our Python runtime comes with lots of performance improvements, revamped native interop and a Gradle plugin for simple Python package embedding. Using a Python package from Java with Gradle is now as simple as this:
March 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
GraalPy, our Python runtime comes with lots of performance improvements, revamped native interop and a Gradle plugin for simple Python package embedding. Using a Python package from Java with Gradle is now as simple as this:
We've finally released the long awaited Bytecode DSL! Truffle now generates bytecode interpreters from AST-like specifications for you. ASTs are dead, long live bytecodes!
All details here:
github.com/oracle/graal...
All details here:
github.com/oracle/graal...
March 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We've finally released the long awaited Bytecode DSL! Truffle now generates bytecode interpreters from AST-like specifications for you. ASTs are dead, long live bytecodes!
All details here:
github.com/oracle/graal...
All details here:
github.com/oracle/graal...
I agree with you completely.
March 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I agree with you completely.
Today marks 10 years at Oracle Labs! 🎉
It has been great to watch GraalVM grow from a dream to a mature product. I've never been bored this entire time and there is no boredom in sight.
Here’s to the next decade with the best colleagues!
It has been great to watch GraalVM grow from a dream to a mature product. I've never been bored this entire time and there is no boredom in sight.
Here’s to the next decade with the best colleagues!
March 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Today marks 10 years at Oracle Labs! 🎉
It has been great to watch GraalVM grow from a dream to a mature product. I've never been bored this entire time and there is no boredom in sight.
Here’s to the next decade with the best colleagues!
It has been great to watch GraalVM grow from a dream to a mature product. I've never been bored this entire time and there is no boredom in sight.
Here’s to the next decade with the best colleagues!
Added more than 11 years ago :D
To be fair the latest Valhalla proposal goes a bit further than what we have in Truffle ;-)
To be fair the latest Valhalla proposal goes a bit further than what we have in Truffle ;-)
November 28, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Added more than 11 years ago :D
To be fair the latest Valhalla proposal goes a bit further than what we have in Truffle ;-)
To be fair the latest Valhalla proposal goes a bit further than what we have in Truffle ;-)
Good news everyone! 🎉 After two years of R&D, we've finally merged the Bytecode DSL into master! Truffle now generates bytecode interpreters from AST-like specifications for you. ASTs are dead, long live bytecodes!
Check it out: github.com/oracle/graal...
Check it out: github.com/oracle/graal...
November 28, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Good news everyone! 🎉 After two years of R&D, we've finally merged the Bytecode DSL into master! Truffle now generates bytecode interpreters from AST-like specifications for you. ASTs are dead, long live bytecodes!
Check it out: github.com/oracle/graal...
Check it out: github.com/oracle/graal...
ChatGPT has improved significantly. Here is the proof:
November 21, 2024 at 1:06 PM
ChatGPT has improved significantly. Here is the proof:
This is my favourite neighbour and wants attention every time I go for a walk. Not sure this count as #proofofcat
November 11, 2024 at 8:12 PM
This is my favourite neighbour and wants attention every time I go for a walk. Not sure this count as #proofofcat
This is escalating quickly...
November 2, 2024 at 4:24 PM
This is escalating quickly...
The sky is pink here in Linz Austria. Watch out for the aurora borealis this and tomorrow night.
November 2, 2024 at 4:13 PM
The sky is pink here in Linz Austria. Watch out for the aurora borealis this and tomorrow night.
Everything polyglot/truffle is almost ready to be deployed to Maven Central... 😅
November 2, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Everything polyglot/truffle is almost ready to be deployed to Maven Central... 😅
How do you get Java peeps that still use the classpath to use modules without them knowing?
(hint: it is not simple)
(hint: it is not simple)
November 2, 2024 at 4:13 PM
How do you get Java peeps that still use the classpath to use modules without them knowing?
(hint: it is not simple)
(hint: it is not simple)
Is there a special place in hell for people that do this?
November 2, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Is there a special place in hell for people that do this?