Announcing the GraalVM Community Roadmap
In the last year we have released lots of cool new features, including:
- User-friendly build output and a quick build mode for Native Image
- A new repository to share reachability metadata for Native Image with other community members
- A GitHub Action for GraalVM
- Experimental support for Apple Silicon
- Updates and improvements across all GraalVM language runtimes
- Many other features
We have also established new ways for the community to participate in discussing and building new features. The GraalVM Advisory Board and the Native Image Committer Community Meetings are two examples of this.
Today, we are excited to announce the new GraalVM Community Roadmap! It gives the community a better understanding of the current features we and other contributors are working on as well as what to expect from upcoming releases.
A Closer Look at the GraalVM Community Roadmap
The GraalVM Community Roadmap is a new GitHub project in the main GraalVM repository. Items on the roadmap are represented by GitHub issues, and typically include a TL;DR, Goals, Non-Goals, and additional details. The issues are contained in the main repository, in the repositories for GraalVM language runtimes such as Python, JavaScript+Node.js, Ruby, and in other related repositories. The roadmap is split in two: a table for Native Image and our Compiler and a table for GraalVM language runtimes. In both tables, roadmap items are grouped by release milestones and a new “Future” milestone, so you can always see what we are currently working on and planning to work on in the future.
We will regularly update the roadmap and add new items for upcoming releases. Please keep in mind that the roadmap is not set in stone: features are shipped when they are ready, and that can sometimes be later or earlier than initially planned. So feel free to check in from time to time so that you are always up-to-date!
Share Your Feedback
One of the main goals of the new roadmap is to provide the GraalVM community with more transparency. We hope this not only helps you to plan better but also to share feedback earlier so you can influence what we are working on. As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, please reach out to us on Slack, GitHub, or Twitter.
