Session Abstracts

19:00 - Keeping Up with Java

It seems like keeping up to date with Java nowadays is an enormous task. Gone is the era of big, delayed Java releases that span years. We're now getting a new major release every 6 months. What's up with that? You're probably still developing on Java 8, even though Java 11 is already available.

Sander will give explain what's new in Java since Java 8. He'll give an overview of the module system (Java 9), the local-variable type inference feature (Java 10) and the new HttpClient API (Java 11).

It's time to embrace the newfound agility of the Java platform! Expect lots of advice on how to get from Java 8 to Java 11.

20:30 - Java Modularity: the Year After

In September 2017 the long-awaited release of Java 9 gave us a new module system in Java. It also kick-started the release-train of frequent Java releases, with Java 11 being the first long-term supported Java version poised to take modules into the mainstream. So what has happened since the introduction of the module system?

Sander's talk will provide you with an overview adoption of modules in open-source libraries, IDEs, build tools, and so on. It will also feature tools that have emerged to make working with modules easier.

Expect an honest overview of the current state of modules in Java, with lots of demos to show what's possible. After this talk you can start developing your own modular Java application without hesitation!

About Sander

Sander is a Fellow at Luminis in The Netherlands, where he crafts modular and scalable software, most often on the JVM, but with a touch of TypeScript when needed.

He also is a Java Champion and author of the O'Reilly book 'Java 9 Modularity' (see javamodularity.com).

As an avid conference speaker, Sander loves sharing knowledge, also through his blog at branchandbound.net and as Pluralsight instructor.

You can follow him on twitter at @Sander_Mak

About the Oracle Dublin Java User Group

The Oracle Dublin Java User Group, aka DubJUG, is Ireland's oldest JUG serving Java developers in Ireland. Since 2006, the Group has been bringing Java Champions, Java One Rock Stars, and Duke Award winners to Dublin for the benefit of our community of Java software professionals. Oracle is the current Headline Partner.

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The Oracle Dublin Java User Group - Sponsor Messages

Our headline partner, Oracle is committed to offering choice, flexibility and a lower cost of computing for customers, and demonstrate this commitment by investing significant resources in developing, testing, optimizing, and supporting a wide variety of open source technologies.

For further details on some of the open source technologies in Oracle Cloud please visit developer.oracle.com/opensource

Oracle Cloud is the industry’s broadest and most integrated public cloud. It offers best-in-class services across software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and even lets you put Oracle Cloud in your own data centre. Oracle Cloud helps organisations drive innovation and business transformation by increasing business agility, lowering costs, and reducing IT complexity.

Website: Oracle / Twitter: Oracle_UKI

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Version 1 is a trusted technology partner to major domestic and international customers across all industry sectors in the UK and Ireland. Their Java practice has grown to over 120 people over the last few years, and continues to grow. Many of their Java customers use a significant amount of open-source tools and technologies, and therefore Version 1 work with the community to hear other Java success stories, learn more about people’s experiences, and bring in Java experts and champions to get the latest on what’s going on in that space.”

Website: Version1.com / Twitter: Version1Tweets

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Stackand.Co enrich the professional lives of Java / Scala software professionals - with over 20 years experience in the Irish ICT market, they have helped many great people elevate their careers.

Perhaps they can do the same for you working with companies like this one?

Website: Stackand.Co / Twitter: StackanddotCo

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Equifax Technology Ireland is the Research and Development arm of global credit scoring organisation Equifax - it has recently opened a technology centre in the Bloodstone Building, Dublin 2.

Now looking for developers!

Website: Equifax.com / Twitter: Equifax

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GuruTeam delivers high end ICT learning, mentoring and consultancy services, in Ireland, the UK and worldwide. Their expert instructors formulate bespoke training to suit their clients and can deliver programmes on or offsite.

New courses for 2018 include Blockchain with Ethereum / Corda (presented by Ben Evans), Machine Learning for Java and Python developers, IoT, GDPR, Hands-on Web Security for Java Developers as well as Modern Security with Ben Evans, Angular 5 and more

Website: GuruTeamIrl.com / Twitter: GuruTeamIreland

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Teckro are rethinking every element of clinical research - the people, the processes, the technologies used. By making it possible for all relevant information to be instantly accessible to every active member of a clinical trial and for the entire study teams to be connected effortlessly, they are broadening the possibilities of what can be achieved. This means drugs and treatments for the world’s most complex diseases are being developed quicker, and Teckro's long-term goal of continuously improving healthcare for everyone is realised.

Teckro's partnership with DubJUG means that they can interact and exchange ideas with some of Dublin’s best developers.

Website: Teckro.com / Twitter: TeckroOfficial

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Sonorplex add the edge to event attendance with their innovative 'Mark and Review' video platform. Download the Sonorplex app on your smartphone, attend DubJUG, and click points of interest in realtime. Your own personal 'marked' copy will be available for reviewing within hours, allowing you to relive the presentations again and again!

Website: Sonorplex.com / Twitter: Sonorplex

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tcube provides city-centre co-working / hotdesks and fully serviced office space for ICT professionals and companies specifically. Their community knits so well together remote workers, contractors, city visitors and entrepreneurs / startups immediately become a part of a network of like-minded people who are able and willing to help one another. Offices in Fleet Street, Trinity Street and Grafton Street provide great locations with a huge benefit when it comes to hiring and retaining millennials.

Website: tcubedublin.com / Twitter: tcubeDublin

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