The Java Virtual Machine isn’t limited to running programs written in the Java programming language. Many other compilers output Java bytecode. Some of these languages have so far remained exotic. Others have found a large following, for example Groovy, Clojure, Scala, and Kotlin. Now Flix, another language that brings some fresh approaches to the JVM, has entered the scene. Apart from the JVM bytecode as compiler output, Flix doesn’t have much in common with Java. It’s a functional pro...
