What's new with the latest Java release?
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500 Locust St
500 Locust St · Des Moines, IA
How to find us
We'll be in the new Downtown Gravitate location! Our meeting will be in the "Stairitorium", which is on the other side of the kitchen area wall you'll see when entering gravitate.
Details
It used to mean you were severely behind if you ran a version of Java that was three versions off the newest Java release, but now Java 12 is out and Java 9 doesn't feel so old. And what's this about Java 8 costs money now? Oracle has introduced a lot of changes to the Java ecosystem in the last year. Zach VanMeter will discuss the current state of Java that and cover:
- New release cadence for Java
- New features from recent Java releases and what is on the roadmap
- Support/Costs for legacy Java releases
- OpenJDK vs Java
Pizza and drinks will be provided
