55 New Features in Java SE 8
Java 8 is planned to be released later this year. This talk is on 55 new features in Java 8 you (probably) haven't heard about in an ignite format of one per minute. No stopping, no going back....Questions, sure but only if time remains
Author:
Simon Ritter
Simon Ritter is head of Java Technology Evangelism at Oracle Corporation. Simon has been in the IT business since 1984 and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Brunel University in the U.K.
Originally working in the area of UNIX development for AT&T UNIX System Labs and then Novell, Simon moved to Sun in 1996. At this time he started working with Java technology and has spent time working both in Java technology development and consultancy. Having moved to Oracle as part of the Sun acquisition he now focuses on the core Java platform and Java for client applications. He also continues to develop demonstrations that push the boundaries of Java for applications like gestural interfaces.
Follow him on Twitter, @speakjava and on his blog at http://blogs.oracle.com/speakjava.