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 nipafx.dev. He's a Java Developer Advocate at Oracle and organizer of Accento. That aside, he's best known for his haircut.

LOCATION: St. Gallen
KEYWORDS: Language, Concept, Research, Technology

SPEAKER: Nicolai Parlog   COMPANY: Oracle
SLIDES: https://slides.nipafx.dev/java-next/2023-08-31-jug-ch-st-gallen

Java's four big projects are entering the home stretch: Amber, Panama, and Loom have already incubated, previewed, and even finalized some features, and Valhalla is on track to follow soon. Time to take a closer look at how...

• Project Amber makes the language more expressive and ready for today's and tomorrow's problems
• Project Panama cuts through the isthmus separating Java from native code
• Project Loom enables hassle-free and efficient structured concurrency
• Project Valhalla mends the rift in Java's type system and improves performance

After this talk, you will know what to expect from Java in the next few years.

LANGUAGE: Talk: en / Slides: en

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 nipafx.dev. He's a Java Developer Advocate at Oracle and organizer of Accento. That aside, he's best known for his haircut.

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