Gil Tene: Java After Eight

New Java releases are coming faster than ever now that we are well into the new six-month release cadence. However, for most people, the slow shift to a "post Java 8" world is just now beginning. While new features and APIs in each feature version under this new pace are appealing, the cumulative changes, dependency and compatibility considerations are still viewed as a foggy and confusing area by most.

In this session, we’ll take a tour of some of the new features that have been added to the Java Se platform since Java SE 8, and discuss issues that will affect migration of applications from earlier versions and choices for which version to choose for deployment. Looking forward, we'll discuss the practical implications of version overlap, long term supported versions vs. feature releases, and share anecdotal experiences, pains, gains, and observed [best?] practices in real-world moves to Java After Eight.

Gil Tene is CTO and co-founder of Azul Systems. He has been involved with virtual machine and runtime technologies for the past 25 years. His pet focus areas include system responsiveness and latency behavior. Gil is a frequent speaker at technology conferences worldwide, and an official JavaOne Rock Star. He pioneered the Continuously Concurrent Compacting Collector (C4) that powers Azul's continuously reactive Java platforms. In past lives, he also designed and built operating systems, network switches, firewalls, and laser based mosquito interception systems.

More Java from GIl Tene
If you are eager to learn more about Java from Gil Tene, attend his talk Java at speed organized by Java and JVM meetup on Wednesday 15th.

Applifting Meetup Space
The event is hosted in Applifting Meetup Space. Please register on Applifting Meetup page.

Program
18:30 - Door opens, snacks and drinks
19:00–20:00 - Key speech by Gil Tene
20:00–21:30 - Discussion and Q&A
21:30–22:00 - Networking, and even more snacks and drinks
22:00 - Moving to a local watering hole (eventually)

Online stream
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81869068600?pwd=c0cwRGFZUElRWnBUYmlvUTR0Q003dz09