Devnexus 2022 - A Tour of the Modern Java Platform - James Ward

This talk explores the significant advancements in the Java Platform over the past five years, focusing on various areas such as language features in Java, Kotlin, and Scala, as well as developments in Functional Programming, testing workflows, Reactive programming, Stream processing, and containerization. The speaker, James Ward, highlights the importance of these improvements and discusses practical ways to leverage them in development. With over two decades of experience in software development and a strong advocacy for Open Source solutions, James brings valuable insights into how these enhancements can optimize programming practices and cloud implementations.