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.

Twitter: @nipafx

LOCATION: Online

SPEAKER: Nicolai Parlog   COMPANY: nipafx
SLIDES: https://slides.nipafx.dev/java-after-eight/2021-07-14-jug-ch
SLIDES 2: https://github.com/nipafx/java-after-eight
RECORDING: jug.ch YouTube-Channel

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, and sealed classes, Java is moving faster than ever.

In this talk, we'll take a simple Java 11 code base, update it to 16, and refactor it to use the new language features and APIs. You'll be surprised how much the code changes!

Due to the current situation with Covid-19, we are not currently holding any events on site. This event will be broadcast live on the Internet. You do not need to install any software or plugins, everything runs in your web browser. Registered participants will receive a link to the webinar by e-mail shortly before the event.

LEVEL OF TALK: Intermediate
LANGUAGE: Talk: de / 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.

Twitter: @nipafx

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