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From Legacy to Cutting-Edge: Live Refactoring Java 8 to 24
Thu, 24 April
Get ready to transform legacy Java 8 code into a modern Java application that fully leverages the language improvements and performance enhancements from Java 8 to Java 24. In this live, hands-on session, we will refactor a legacy application, demonstrating why, where, and how to apply the latest Java features to write cleaner, more maintainable, and performant code.
By the end of the session, you'll learn to:
- Simplify your code using helpful NullPointerException, local variable type inference with
var, text blocks, and pattern matching for objects and primitive types. - Explore Data Oriented Programming concepts using sealed types, records, and record patterns.
- Create highly performant applications using virtual threads and structured concurrency.
- Drop old workarounds by using flexible constructor bodies, implicit classes, instance main methods, module import declarations, and String Templates.
Join us as we transform your understanding of Java and demonstrate how these new features can make your code more readable, maintainable, and efficient. Bring your Java skills up to speed with the latest innovations and best practices.
Target Audience: This session is tailored for Java Developers and Back-end Engineers who are maintaining or modernizing legacy Java applications. Software Architects may also find value in learning how to incorporate modern Java features into existing systems to enhance performance, readability, and maintainability. Tech Leads managing Java development teams will benefit from understanding these new features to guide their teams toward efficient code refactoring strategies.
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About the speaker
Mala Gupta
Java Champion, Author, Speaker
Mala Gupta is a Developer Advocate at JetBrains, a Java Champion, and a book author with Manning, Packt, and O'Reilly Publications.
An international speaker at industry conferences, she has experience of more than two decades in the software industry. She has been actively supporting Java certification as a path to career advancement. Since 2006, she has been coaching students and professionals to succeed in these certifications. Mala Gupta’s Java books with Manning Publications, USA, are top-rated for Java Certification around the globe. She co-leads Delhi's Java User Group.
Chandra Guntur
Java Champion, and JUG Leader at both Garden State JUG and NYJavaSIG
Chandra is a technologist in the financial services industry since 2003 and is programming with Java since 1998.
Chandra was selected as a 2019 Java Champion. He is a Java User Group (JUG) Leader, and helps run one of the largest Java user groups, NYJavaSIG and a founder-leader at the Garden State JUG.
Chandra conducts code workshops and Code Katas on core Java features. He is a frequent speaker at Java user groups, and technology conferences including Oracle CodeOne, Oracle Code NY, QCon New York, Devnexus, DawsCon and GIDS India.
