Reading code & Java 23 and Beyond: A Roadmap of Innovations

At this first event we have two talks for you: Reading code by Marit van Dijk & Java 23 and Beyond: A Roadmap of Innovations by Ana-Maria Mihalceanu.
Both talks will be in English and with the subjects of readable code and the upcoming Java 23 release on September 17th they are a good fit for a broad audience, so also join us if you just started with Java!

The venue opens at 16:30, the first talk will start at 17:00. Signing up is mandatory as this is required to enter the building.

🇬🇧Reading Code - Marit van Dijk (JetBrains)
As developers, we spend a lot of time learning to write code, while spending little to no time learning to read code. Meanwhile, we often spend more time reading code than actually writing it. Shouldn’t we be spending at least the same amount of time and effort improving this skill? Deliberate practice can help us get better at reading code. Learning how to better read and understand code, can in turn teach us what makes code readable. This might even help us to write code that is easier to read.

In this talk we will discuss the benefits of deliberately practicing reading code in a code reading club or session without an IDE, as well as common strategies to navigate a new codebase and familiarise ourselves with the code using the IDE.

🇬🇧Java 23 and Beyond: A Roadmap of Innovations - Ana-Maria Mihalceanu (Oracle)
Embark on an exploration of Java 23’s groundbreaking features. From module imports declarations to primitive types in patterns, instanceof, and switch, markdown in JavaDoc comments and performance improvements, this session empowers you to master the latest advancements and leverage them to create efficient, future-proof applications.

Speakers
Marit van Dijk is a software developer with 20 years of experience in different roles and companies. She is a Java Champion and works as a Developer Advocate at JetBrains. She loves building awesome software with amazing people and making developers lives better.
She enjoys learning new things as well as sharing knowledge on programming, software development, testing & test automation, and more. She has contributed to open-source projects like Cucumber and several other projects.
Marit speaks at international conferences, in webinars, and on podcasts, occasionally writes blog posts, and contributed to the book “97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know” (O’Reilly Media).

Ana is a Java Champion Alumni, Developer Advocate for the Java Platform Group at Oracle, guest author of the book "DevOps tools for Java Developers", and a constant adopter of challenging technical scenarios involving Java-based frameworks and multiple cloud providers. She actively supports technical communities' growth through knowledge sharing and enjoys curating content for conferences as a program committee member. To learn more about/from her, follow her on Twitter @ammbra1508.

🇬🇧Reaching the venue/parking
The venue is at walking distance of the Leeuwarden train/bus station. Free parking is available next to the former white 'De Friesland' building at the Harlingertrekweg, or paid (low cost) at Fonteinland across the street of the venue.

🇳🇱Bereikbaarheid/parkeren
De locatie bevind zich op loopafstand van het trein/bus station Leeuwarden centraal. Gratis parkeren is mogelijk naast het voormalige De Friesland pand aan de Harlingertrekweg, of betaald (laag tarief) aan het Fonteinland tegenover de locatie.