Mala Gupta - Java 11 and 12 New Features

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Mala Gupta, a Java champion, works as a developer advocate for JetBrains. The founder of eJavaGuru, she has been actively supporting Java certification as a path to career advancement. Since 2006, she has been coaching students and professionals with a view to achieving success in these certifications.

A frequent speaker at industry conferences, her Java books with Manning Publications, USA, are top-rated for Oracle certification around the globe. She has over 18 years of experience in the software industry. Mala has also co-founded KaagZevar, a platform for nurturing creativity as an essential life skill. She co-leads the Delhi Java User Group. As the Director of Women Who Code Delhi, she also drives initiatives for diversity advocacy for Women in Technology.

Marcus Biel works as the c ustomer experience director for Red Hat. He is a well-known software craftsman, Java influencer, and Clean Code Evangelist. He is also a regular speaker at Java conferences all over the world, such as JBCN Conf Barcelona, JPoint Moscow, and JAX London. Furthermore, he has worked as a technical reviewer for renowned Java publications, including Effective Java, Core Java SE 9 for the Impatient, or Java by Comparison. Marcus has worked on various Java-related projects since 2001, mainly in the financial and telecommunications industries.

When taking a break from Java, he likes hiking in the Alps, as well as backpacking, dancing, and enjoying a good beer or wine. He lives with his wife and baby son.

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With Java moving forward at a great pace, programmers must be aware of the latest developments to make the best use of its newer features in their applications and libraries.

This book will take you through the developments in the Java language, right from Java 10, to Java 11, and Java 12. The book deep dives into the latest developments in the language. You'll learn how these features can help you advance your development with the language and make your applications leaner and faster.

You'll also discover features to configure your virtual machine to reduce startup time, so as to solve throughput and latency challenges in the future. With the help of this book, you will overcome the challenges involved in migrating to new versions of Java.

If you're an executive or solutions architect responsible for technology selection or Java migration decisions, this Java book is for you. You'll also benefit from this book if you're a computer science enthusiast curious to learn about the latest, and upcoming, Java features. Java 11 and 12 New Features will help you migrate your solutions from Java 8 or previous versions to the latest Java release.

,Type Inference , introduces type inference with local variables, which was introduced in Java 10. You will learn how to use the var keyword and also the challenges involved.

, AppCDS , covers Application Class-Data Sharing (AppCDS), which extends Class-Data Sharing (CDS). You will learn about both and see them in action.

,Garbage Collector Optimizations , discusses the various GCs and their interfaces for efficient implementation.

,Miscellaneous Improvements in JDK 10 , covers the features and improvements in Java 10.

,Local Variable Syntax for Lambda Parameters