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Concurrency on Steroids with Loom -and- Project Amber: Making Java Easy

2024-09-18 – 2024-09-19 Meetup Visit website ↗

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Virtual Threads: Concurrency on Steroids with Java 21 and Project Loom (Victor Grazi) Java 21 has introduced virtual threads, taking multi-threading design and performance to the next level. In this talk, we will discuss Virtual Threads from the inside out, including how it is done and how and when you should and should not use it. will discuss Virtual Threads from the inside out, including how it is done, and how and when you should and should not use it.

Project Amber: Making Java So Easy, Even Your Boss Will Understand It! (Neha Sardana) Project Amber is a Java initiative aimed at enhancing developer productivity through targeted language improvements. This talk explores key features such as Local Variable Type Inference (var), Switch Expressions, Text Blocks, Pattern Matching for instanceof, Records, Sealed Classes, Record Patterns, and instance main methods. Each feature is designed to reduce boilerplate, improve code readability, and streamline Java programming. This is a condensed version of the full presentation to be delivered at the Dev2Next conference in Colorado.

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Project Amber: Making Java So Easy, Even Your Boss Will Understand It!

2024-09-18

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local variable type inference (var) switch expressions text blocks pattern matching for instanceof records sealed classes

Project Amber is a Java initiative aimed at enhancing developer productivity through targeted language improvements. This talk explores key features such as Local Variable Type Inference (var), Switch Expressions, Text Blocks, Pattern Matching for instanceof, Records, Sealed Classes, Record Patterns, and instance main methods. Each feature is designed to reduce boilerplate, improve code readability, and streamline Java programming. This is a condensed version of the full presentation to be delivered at the Dev2Next conference in Colorado.

Virtual Threads: Concurrency on Steroids with Java 21 and Project Loom

2024-09-18

talk

java 21 virtual threads project loom

Java 21 has introduced virtual threads, taking multi-threading design and performance to the next level. In this talk, we will discuss Virtual Threads from the inside out, including how it is done and how and when you should and should not use it. will discuss Virtual Threads from the inside out, including how it is done, and how and when you should and should not use it.