The Windy Road From Research to Real-World Impact

Embark on a 29-minute Devoxx conference talk where Thomas Wuerthinger shares the decade-long journey of the GraalVM project, from its inception as a bold research concept for a universal runtime executing multiple managed languages to becoming a widely deployed product. Learn about the challenges faced by a small team with limited resources, how these constraints actually fueled innovation, and discover the key lessons learned through setbacks, failures, and unexpected successes that shaped the project's evolution. Gain insights into the unpredictable path from academic research to real-world impact in the software development ecosystem.