Starting with Java in 2025

Track: Tech Leadership
Abstract
Java is dead. Despite of hearing that a lot, Java is a modern language with impressive new features. We will demo how easy is to start with Java in 2025 and showcase the amazing features available to developers
Rodrigo Graciano
Rodrigo Graciano is a Java Champion with over 15 years of software development experience and a Director at BNY. He is also a senior member and a leader in the NYJavaSIG, the Java User Group from NY. He is a frequent speaker at JUGs and conferences such as Devnexus, JavaOne, KCDC, and TDC Brazil.
Chandra Guntur
Chandra is a technologist in the financial services industry since 2003 and is programming with Java since 1998. Chandra was selected as a 2019 Java Champion. He is a Java User Group (JUG) Leader, and helps run one of the largest Java user groups, NYJavaSIG and a founder-leader at the Garden State JUG. Chandra conducts code workshops and Code Katas on core Java features. He is a frequent speaker at Java user groups, and technology conferences including Oracle CodeOne, Oracle Code NY, QCon New York, Devnexus, DawsCon and GIDS India. https://github.com/c-guntur/current-abstracts/blob/master/AboutChandraGuntur.adoc