Caching is a key technique for application performance and application scaling. JCache (JSR 107) officially born as the "Java Temporary Caching API" has been largely discussed over the years. The goal of JCache is to be to cache providers what JDBC is to databases, a standardized abstraction layer. And since a few months, JCache is a reality!
JCache was one of the most wanted feature in the Java EE 8 community survey and is now a feature on the list of potential candidates for inclusion in Java EE 8. We will see over the coming months how this evolves but in preparation for this, it is probably a good time to refresh your JCache knowledge. The latest edition of the the Java Magazine contains a nice article written by Johan Vos on this: "Introducing the Java Temporary Caching API" (you can subscribe to the Java Magazine for free here).
Finally, if you are attending JavaOne, you might consider to attend the following sessions :
- JSR107: Come, Code, Cache, Compute! [TUT4860], a tutorial by Steve Millidge (C2B2).
- Using the New JCache [CON2615], a conference session hosted by Brian Oliver (Oracle) and Greg Luck (Hazelcast).
- Java EE 8 Community Update and Panel [CON2131 and Meet the Java EE Specification Leads [BOF3031] will be the venues to potentially discuss JCache in the Java EE 8 context.
