#JavaNEXT

Presenting #JavaNext at #jPrime (slides: I asked "What's your newest Java version in prod?" Java 7: 1 (not the same guy as previous conferences - I asked) 8: 10% 11: 20% 17: 20% 18: 0 What about the other half? 🤷 But 40%-80% beyond 8 is very nice!

Sitting in the train to visit family over the weekend I'm watching the #JVMLS2019 talk on Project Loom by Alan Bateman and Rickard Bäckmann ( Wifi permitting, I will tweet my comments. 1/? #JavaNext

Big string template revamp - processors are out! 😳 "Processors were envisioned as a means to abstract the transformation of templates to their final form. However, Java already has a well established means of abstracting behavior: methods." #JavaNext

In 30 minutes, I'll be on stage at #JavaZone to update a code base to Java after eleven. (Or will I? 🎃) Slides: Code base: If you have any questions, ask here or use #JavaNext.

Interesting detail on primitive types: "As a matter of style, we suggest avoiding the legacy wrapper class names in new code, preferring the .ref types instead." I.e. `int.ref` instead of `Integer` just like we'd do with custom primitives, e.g. `Point.ref`. #JavaNext

On holiday on Crete right now, right there at the beach! 🏝️ But it wouldn't be a real journey without a visit to the local Java community, so I'll be talking at @devstaff_gr about #JavaNext in a few hours! Meet you there?

How Java's upcoming string literals may manage indentation: #JavaNext

How do you name unused variables? If even just having to make that choice annoys you (it's not just me, right?), read on for how #JavaNext will fix that and make pattern matching (how's that related?!) more maintainable in the process. 🧵

Over the last weeks, I've back-filled and updated my Java X Feature Demo, all the way up to #Java18, including a bit of vector API image manipulation for #JavaNext - check it out:

Looking forward to talking about #JavaNext at #DevoxxUK in 2h, but also sad that I won't get to see @heathriel's talk: How to Close the Diversity Gap (or, How Not to Perpetuate Bro Culture in Tech) I don't have a choice, but you do - choose wisely! 😉

Learned a ton about Java these last two days at #JBCNConf? Top it off now in room 111 and let me tell you about #JavaNext: How projects Amber and Valhalla, Panama and Loom are about to change Java forever.

I had a lot of fun in Hamburg last week - talking about #JavaNext at @jughh (slides: but also just spending time in the city for a few days. So much to see!

Last week I gave my updated #JavaNext talk at @VoxxedZurich - in 45 minutes, you get an overview of the current state of projects Amber, Panama, Valhalla, and Loom: Here are four highlights. 👇🏾🧵

What is `size`? class WrappedList<T> implements List<T> { private List<T> inner; public int size() = inner::size; } It's a method with a "concise body", using the method reference syntax (lambda syntax would also be valid). #JavaNext

I had a great time yesterday at @virtualJUG talking about #JavaNext: recent and upcoming releases, OpenJDK vs Oracle JDK, licensing, going beyond #Java11 and current projects like Amber, Valhalla, and Loom. Slides: Video:

In a short interview with @InfoQ, @BrianGoetz comments on the proposal to allow hyphenated keywords in Java (e.g. `non-null` or `value-class`): The answer to `break-with` vs `yield` is interesting, too. #JavaNext

My talk on #JavaNext at #GeekOutEE starts in 15 minutes. Swing by room 1 to learn all about the interesting projects driving Java forward: Amber, Valhalla, Sumatra, ...

Last week's newsletter on the long-term vision for Java Serialization and Value Types: #JavaNext

You're at #JavaZone and, for your last session, want to learn about #JavaNext? (Pattern matching, value types, fibers, but also release cadence and licensing) Great, come to room 7. My talk starts in a few minutes. 😀

Context: The new Java project "Skara" looks into a new version control system and workflow (no more webrevs!) for the JDK. #JavaNext