--- title: "What's wrong with Java's sun.misc.Unsafe?" url: https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-wrong-with-java-s-sun-misc-unsafe--ylawmzjoj source_url: https://www.infoworld.com/article/3715492/whats-wrong-with-javas-sunmiscunsafe.html type: article source: "Java World" published: 2024-06-12T09:01:14.286Z updated: 2024-10-05T16:59:06.336Z tags: ["java"] reading_time: 7 upvotes: 5 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # What's wrong with Java's sun.misc.Unsafe? **[Java World](https://daily.dev/sources/javaworld)** · 7 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Java's sun.misc.Unsafe class has been in use since 2002 and provides low-level methods for developers. However, it has problems related to JVM maintainability and is not safe to use. A newer JEP proposes to remove Unsafe's memory access methods, and this article explores the class, reasons for deprecation, alternatives, and the need for solutions. It also emphasizes the importance of refactoring and the challenges in replacing Unsafe's capabilities. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#java](https://daily.dev/tags/java) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-wrong-with-java-s-sun-misc-unsafe--ylawmzjoj)