Li Haoyi, 1 February 2025 One recent development is the ability to compile Java programs into self-contained native binaries. This provides more convenient single-file distributions, faster startup time, and lower memory footprint, at a cost of slower creation time and limitations around reflection and dynamic classloading. This article explores how you can get started building your Java program into a native binary, using the Mill build tool and the Graal native-image compiler, and how to think...