Day 1

Java 8, a cornerstone since its 2014 release, has long been integral to the Java application development landscape. However, the arrival of Java 17 in 2021 marked significant evolution in the ecosystem: it introduced a bunch of groundbreaking features that Java has introduced in a phased manner over the years. Let’s delve into some of the pivotal new features available in Java 17, such as Text Blocks, enhancements to the String class, Sealed classes, Record Types, and Pattern Matching which aim to improve productivity, performance, readability, and extensibility of large-scale Java workloads.

The session will also sneak-peak into potential challenges associated with migration to v17, such as modularity, deprecated or removed features, GC policies and much more.

The session aims to help developers and organizations navigate the transition from Java v8 to v17, ensuring they can leverage the new capabilities effectively while managing the transition smoothly.