Java After Eleven

Most projects that updated past Java 8 decided to stick to the LTS release 11. The new cadence created the illusion of not much happening after that, but nothing could be further from the truth - with new language features like switch expressions, text blocks, records, pattern matching, and sealed classes, Java is moving faster than ever.

In this talk, we'll take a simple Java 11 code base, update it to 17, and refactor it to use the new language features and APIs. You'll be surprised how much the code changes!

Nicolai (aka nipafx) is a Java enthusiast focused on language features and core APIs with a passion for learning and sharing - in articles, newsletters, and books; in tweets, videos, and streams; in demo repos and at conferences - more on all of that on https://nipafx.dev. He's a Java Developer Advocate at Oracle and organizer of Accento (https://accento.dev). That aside, he's best known for his haircut.

The talk will be held via Google Meet. To participate all you need is a web browser, a Google account is not required. When joining, please keep yourself muted during the talk and use the Raise Hand button if you want to ask a question. You will be called out to ask your question. Of course you can also use the chat in the Google Meet call.

Also see our Majug web site at http://www.majug.de/2021/07/29/java-after-11/