TriJUG Monthly Meeting Monday April 21st 2014 - NEW LOCATION

NOTE: NEW LOCATION!

THE DZONE BUILDING,
150 Preston Executive, Cary, NC 27513
Tel +1.919.678-0300.

Monday, April 21, 2014
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Going Reactive with Java 8
& What is New in Java 8

Presented by James Ward & Jeanne Hiesel

Summary

What is New in Java 8: (this is an amended and shortened version of
what was planned for the cancelled March meeting)
Are you wondering what is going to be in Java 8? So are we. The Java 8
Launch occurred on 25 March 2014 and included some features that were
planned for Java 7. Some tidbit feature...language-level support for
lambda expressions (officially, lambda expressions; unofficially,
closures), a JavaScript runtime to allow embedding of JavaScript code
within applications, annotations on Java Types, and a new Date and
Time API.

Going Reactive with Java 8:
Non-blocking, asynchronous, and reactive programming models are all
the rage today. This session will explore in-depth why these patterns
are important in modern apps. We will drill down and see how to apply
them to event-driven web, mobile, and RESTful apps. To illustrate the
concepts, we will use Java, Scala, Akka, and the Play Framework as
examples.