Java 25 has launched, introducing significant enhancements aimed at modernizing Java applications. A recent webinar featuring expert Michael Inden focused on practical features such as pattern matching, string templates, structured concurrency, and unnamed classes. Attendees gained hands-on experience and insights into adopting these changes for improved code quality and productivity.
This month’s webinar featured Josh Long, a renowned Java advocate, discussing Spring Boot 4.x and Java 25. He presented new capabilities like modular auto-configuration, built-in resilience, and modern authentication methods, emphasizing their impact on building scalable applications. The session provided valuable insights and practical demonstrations for developers preparing for future projects.
A rare and inspiring fireside chat with Scott and Colt McNealy — two generations of innovators sharing their journey with Java, performance insights, and the evolution of the JVM. Hosted by yCrash.
In October, a webinar titled “From Bugs to Brilliance: Mastering java.util.concurrent” explored Java concurrency challenges. Expert Dr. Heinz Kabutz shared insights on writing thread-safe code, highlighting real-world issues and key design techniques like lock striping. Attendees learned how to prevent concurrency bugs, ensuring robust Java applications.
In September, a webinar titled “Advanced Heap Dump Analysis Techniques” gathered developers and JVM enthusiasts to discuss efficient strategies for analyzing memory issues through heap dumps. Topics covered included querying with OQL, using APIs for automation, and correlating data to quickly identify memory leaks, ultimately promoting healthier Java applications.
The yCrash Webinar Series, held over a year, featured 16 webinars with 1,500+ attendees, addressing Java performance issues such as memory leaks and garbage collection. Led by expert Ram Lakshmanan, the sessions fostered a community focused on real-world challenges, enhancing understanding and collaboration among developers, engineers, and architects.
In August, a webinar titled "Matchmaking for JVMs: How to Pick the Perfect GC Partner" focused on selecting optimal Garbage Collector (GC) algorithms for Java performance. It highlighted various GC types, their trade-offs, and provided practical strategies, metrics for evaluation, and real-world examples to enhance application performance.
The webinar “What to Capture When It Breaks” focused on critical data collection during production incidents, showcasing 16 essential artifacts like GC logs and OS metrics. It emphasized a structured approach for root cause analysis, providing engineers with tools, guidelines, and real-world examples to enhance incident response and minimize downtime.
In July, Marwan Abu-Khalil from Siemens AG led a webinar on virtual threads in Java, emphasizing their significant benefits for concurrent programming. The session discussed core concepts, differences from traditional threads, practical applications, migration challenges, and supporting constructs. Key takeaways highlighted virtual threads' suitability for IO-bound tasks and their impact on performance and scalability.
The webinar addressed native memory leaks in Java applications, a challenging issue often overlooked by developers. It covered the allocation and leakage of native memory, common sources of leaks, and practical methods for detection, analysis, and resolution. The session aimed to equip participants with the tools necessary to address these critical performance problems.