Do we really still need a 32-bit JVM?

Re:Do we really still need a 32-bit JVM? by protomyth on Tuesday May 26, 2015 @02:20PM (#9606568)

How is time handled on a 32-bit JVM?

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Re:Do we really still need a 32-bit JVM? by organsnyder on Tuesday May 26, 2015 @03:35PM (#9607112)

Java has always stored time values as 64-bit longs representing milliseconds since the Unix epoch. This includes System.currentTimeMillis(), as well as what the java.util.Date class uses internally. I'm assuming that the Java 8 date-time API also does this (or something better—either way, I'm certain that it's y2038-compliant).

So, even 32-bit Java is good for another 292 million years or so.

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Re:Do we really still need a 32-bit JVM? by newobj on Tuesday May 26, 2015 @02:30PM (#9606654)

32-bit is with respect to addressable memory. All JVMs still have 64 bit longs and doubles, etc.

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