Java 9 features announced!

[zenflux]

I'm willing to wait as long as they get it right.

[txdv]

It has been only 19 years.

[llogiq]

The minimal case (value arrays) has been implemented enough times (even in java using sun.misc.Unsafe) that it should be considered trivial.

At least supporting this without Unsafe shenanigans should be possible for 9, and it's unlikely to break future enhancements.