Research Triangle Software Symposium
August 19 - 20, 2016
Learning 5 JVM Languages in the Next 5 Years
Saturday - Aug 20 4:30 PM EDT - EDISON A-B
Take control of your knowledge portfolio and be in demand! Your command of the top JVM languages; Java 8, Groovy, Scala, JRuby, and Clojure; will set you apart from the rest. This presentation will introduce each of these languages, highlight common ground, and show some stark differences.
This presentation will cover:
- How to install each of the JVM languages
- Describe the “functionality” of each of the languages
- Expressiveness vs. Terseness of each language
- How each language handles mutability
- How each language handles concurrency
- Amazing tricks of each language
- Comparison of language typing
- Comparison and contrast of language performance
- Each language's killer app
- Analysis of the language culture and where to get help?
- Tips on how to start learning and keep learning with a busy schedule
Daniel Hinojosa
Independent Consultant
About Daniel Hinojosa
Daniel is a programmer, consultant, instructor, speaker, and recent author. With over 20 years of experience, he does work for private, educational, and government institutions. He is also currently a speaker for No Fluff Just Stuff tour. Daniel loves JVM languages like Java, Groovy, and Scala; but also dabbles with non JVM languages like Haskell, Ruby, Python, LISP, C, C++. He is an avid Pomodoro Technique Practitioner and makes every attempt to learn a new programming language every year. For downtime, he enjoys reading, swimming, Legos, football, and barbecuing.