Staying One Step Ahead of Java Evolution: Learning from Other Languages
Wednesday, 5:00 PM EST - OPAL SAND
There are some amazing features that are being introduced in Java in the coming years. Some of these features are just around the corner. However, these features, in various forms, have been in other languages for a while.
In this presentation we will take a look at some features in Kotlin, Scala, and JavaScript that are soon to be features of Java, understand their power and benefits and how we can make use of them. We will relate these features to how they are manifesting in Java.
About Venkat Subramaniam
Dr. Venkat Subramaniam is an award-winning author, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., creator of agilelearner.com, and an instructional professor at the University of Houston.
He has trained and mentored thousands of software developers in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia, and is a regularly-invited speaker at several international conferences. Venkat helps his clients effectively apply and succeed with sustainable agile practices on their software projects.
Venkat is a (co)author of multiple technical books, including the 2007 Jolt Productivity award winning book Practices of an Agile Developer. You can find a list of his books at agiledeveloper.com. You can reach him by email at venkats@agiledeveloper.com or on twitter at @venkat_s.
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