https://neatguycoding.com/categories/jep/Recent content in JEP on Neat Guy CodingHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 NeatGuyCodingSat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://neatguycoding.com/posts/brief-look-jep-502/Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://neatguycoding.com/posts/brief-look-jep-502/An exploration of JEP 502’s StableValue API, which addresses the fundamental trade-off between immutability and initialization flexibility in Java. This article covers the API design, core implementation details including double-checked locking patterns, memory semantics, and JIT optimization strategies using the @Stable annotation.