java.Next
This session explores 3 next-generation JVM languages: Groovy, Scala, and Clojure, comparing and contrasting new capabilities and paradigms. This series will enlighten Java developers with a glimpse into their own near future, providing scaffolding to learn and incorporate new concepts.
Martin Fowler makes a perceptive observation: the real legacy of Java will be the platform, not the language. More than 200 languages run on the JVM now, and its inevitable that one of them will eventually supplant Java as the best way to program the JVM. Even if that doesn’t happen and Java evolves, it will take on features and characteristics found in next-generation languages on the JVM.
About Neal Ford
Neal is Director, Software Architect, and Meme Wrangler at ThoughtWorks, a global IT consultancy with an exclusive focus on end-to-end software development and delivery.
Before joining ThoughtWorks, Neal was the Chief Technology Officer at The DSW Group, Ltd., a nationally recognized training and development firm. Neal has a degree in Computer Science from Georgia State University specializing in languages and compilers and a minor in mathematics specializing in statistical analysis.
He is also the designer and developer of applications, instructional materials, magazine articles, video presentations, and author of 6 books, including the most recent The Productive Programmer. His language proficiencies include Java, C#/.NET, Ruby, Groovy, functional languages, Scheme, Object Pascal, C++, and C. His primary consulting focus is the design and construction of large-scale enterprise applications. Neal has taught on-site classes nationally and internationally to all phases of the military and to many Fortune 500 companies. He is also an internationally acclaimed speaker, having spoken at over 100 developer conferences worldwide, delivering more than 600 talks. If you have an insatiable curiosity about Neal, visit his web site at http://www.nealford.com. He welcomes feedback and can be reached at nford@thoughtworks.com.