Foojay Podcast #73: JCon Report, Part 2 – Evolutions in the Java Language and Runtime
- June 16, 2025
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In the second part of our JCON interviews, recorded at the conference in May, we focuses on general evolutions within the Java world and how they influence how we write code and develop applications. We take a look back at the history of Java, discuss new features in the latest release, how Java evolves with OpenJDK projects and JEPS, how Java is used in education, and much more...
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00:00 Introduction
00:19 Steve Poole – Java APIs in a modern way, History of Java
https://www.linkedin.com/in/noregressions
06:42 Hanno Embregts - Java 24, Java in education
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannotify/
12:20 Karl Heinz Marbaise - Stream gatherers, Java evolutions, JEPs, Java stability
https://www.linkedin.com/in/khmarbaise/
26:19 Cay Horstmann - Project Valhalla, Project Loom, JEPs, OpenJDK projects
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cay-horstmann-659a4b/
34:20 Miro Wengner - Java modules, Robo4J
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwengner/
37:52 Dmitry Chuyko – Improve startup and performance of Java applications in containers
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dchuyko/
42:26 Jens Knipper - Receiving emails with Java, Java improvements over time, writing on Foojay
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jens-knipper-87b4a717b/
https://foojay.io/today/receiving-mails-in-java-with-imap-or-pop3/
46:55 Conclusion
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Frank Delporte is a Java Champion, Java Developer, Technical Writer at Azul, Blogger, Author of "Getting started with Java on Raspberry Pi", and Pi4J Contributor. Frank blogs about his experiments with Java and JavaFX, sometimes combined with electronic components, on the Raspberry Pi.
Hanno Embregts is a Java Developer with a passion for learning, teaching and making music. In his day-to-day job as an IT Consultant at Info Support, Hanno prefers work that is fast-paced and versatile. This is why he juggles Java development, software architecture, public speaking, leading Info Support’s Java Community and teaching courses at Info Support’s Knowledge Centre. Hanno is both a Java Champion and an Oracle ACE Associate. He is also one of the editors of the Dutch Java Magazine. Outside of work Hanno likes making music with his friends. He plays the flute, the guitar and he likes to sing. Software conferences are Hanno’s favourite thing in the world, because they allow him to do the three things he loves most at the same time: learning new things, teaching others about stuff he discovered and yes: even making music from time to time!
Jens is a senior software engineer working for OpenValue in Düsseldorf. He likes working in different environments, architectures and technologies. The insights he gathers are things he likes to share in through talks or blog posts.
German Freelancer Java, Spring Boot, JUnit Jupiter, Apache Maven PMC Member @ASFMavenProject, Apache Software Foundation Member @TheASF, Mojo Haus Member, Java Developer, CI / CD Fan.
Miro has been a member of the Java Community Process (JCP) for a long time. He contributes to the OpenJDK and Mission Control project. His focus is on Java performance and maintainability. Miro has also contributed contributing to various other open source projects such as OpenTracing, Pi4J, and more. He is also co-author of the Robo4j project which has been awarded the Duke's Choice Award 2017. Miro has been recognized as a Java Champion, Oracle ACEPro and JavaOne Rock Star speaker. Aside from his daily duties as a Principal Engineer at OpenValue, he shares his knowledge at conferences (JavaOne, CodeOne, Devoxx, GeeCON etc.) and blogs.
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