Refactoring to Modernize Java Applications using AI

Join us on Tuesday, August 25, for a special presentation by internationally recognized Java expert, author, and thought leader Venkat Subramaniam.

In this session, Venkat will explore how developers can use modern AI-assisted tools and proven refactoring techniques to modernize existing Java applications. Attendees will gain practical insights into improving legacy codebases, increasing developer productivity, and adopting newer Java capabilities without undertaking risky, large-scale rewrites.

Venkat has been a prominent voice in the Java community for decades and was recently featured in the documentary The Java Story. His engaging presentation style, deep technical expertise, and ability to make complex topics approachable have made him a favorite speaker at developer conferences and Java user groups around the world.

Whether you maintain a mature enterprise application or are simply interested in using AI more effectively in your development workflow, this is a presentation you will not want to miss.

Abstract
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IDEs have provided ways to refactor code for a long time now. In spite of their effectiveness, that journey is arduous and time consuming. Reluctance to refactor increases the cost of development. However, refactoring for the sake of doing so can lead to greater productivity loss as well. In this presentation we will take a highly interactive approach. We will take an example codebase, observe the modernization opportunities in it, then use AI to refactor the code from the point of view of modernization, then observe the effectiveness of the tool and how we can guide it along for better quality and improved results.

About the Speaker
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Dr. Venkat Subramaniam is an award-winning author, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., an instructional professor at the University of Houston, and creator of the dev2next and Arc of AI conferences.

He has trained and mentored thousands of software developers in the US, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Africa, and is a regularly-invited speaker at several international conferences. Venkat helps his clients effectively apply and succeed with sustainable agile practices on their software projects.

Venkat is a (co)author of multiple technical books, including the 2007 Jolt Productivity award winning book Practices of an Agile Developer. You can find a list of his books at .