microsoft / microsoft/gctoolkit
G1GCForward reference is cumbersome
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- Java
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Description
G1GCForwardReference grew organically and needs to be looked at to see if it could be refactored into something more extensible. One thought is to have a G1GCForwardReference interface with specific implementation for the different patterns. But this may lead to unwanted casting.
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names G1GCForwardReference but provides no file, test, or entry point. Start by locating that type and tracing its pattern-specific uses, then assess the proposed interface and casting concerns; done requires a concrete, agreed approach for making it more extensible.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100