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Time: May 14, 2014 from 6pm to 9pm
Location: Santa Fe College
Street: 3000 NW 83rd Street, - 327
City/Town: Gainesville, FL 32606
Website or Map: http://www.sfcollege.edu/cent…
Event Type: java, user, group, meeting, gatorjug, codetown
Organized By: Dan Lackey
Latest Activity: May 15, 2014
Calling all Java lovers! Our May, 2014 meeting is coming up. Please RSVP, spread the word and invite a friend. Join us and keep your skills sharp. Network and find new projects and people for your existing projects. We'll keep you filled in on upcoming events, too.
Here's what you have in store this month:
Hello Java 8 - with Adam Davis
Java 8 is a giant step forward for the Java language. In Project Lambda, Java gets a new closure syntax (lambda expressions), method-references, and default and static methods on interfaces. It manages to add many of the features of functional languages without losing the clarity and simplicity Java developers have come to expect. In addition, many of the existing Java core library classes have been enhanced with the new Streams API.
Aside from Project Lambda, Java 8 also gets a new Date and Time API (JSR 310), the Nashorn JavaScript engine, and removes the Permanent Generation from the HotSpot virtual machine, among other changes.
This talk will (hopefully) help you understand what's new in Java 8 and why you should use it.
Adam Davis makes software. He's spent many years developing in Java (since Java 1.2) and has enjoyed using Spring and Hibernate. Lately he's been using Groovy and Grails in addition to Java to create SaaS web applications that help track finances for large institutions. Adam has a Masters and a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.
Adam just published a book about Java 8 - take a peek at it online here - it's awesome: https://leanpub.com/u/adamldavis
The book is not free but you can read it free online!
As always, we hope to see you there.
Michael Levin
GatorJUG Chairman
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Thank you to all who attended; you guys were awesome and I had a great time.
Here's the link to the prezi: http://prezi.com/b0zo4yiyeu6j/hello-java-8/
Also, the book is available in paperback form here: https://www.createspace.com/4743904 (also on Amazon if that's your preference).
Thanks again!
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