Our Contribution

For over a decade, Orange & Bronze Software Labs has been a steadfast supporter of the Java User Group (JUG) Philippines, hosting and sponsoring meetups to empower local developers.
At the final JUG PH meetup of 2024, the event featured an exceptional lineup of speakers:

• Tristan Mahinay reflected on the 12 JUG PH meetups held throughout the year, celebrating the vibrant and growing Java community.
• Calen Legaspi, O&B’s Chairman, delivered an inspiring introduction about O&B’s commitment to fostering Java innovation and introduced the keynote speaker.
• Christian Ullenboom, Java Champion and renowned author, presented an engaging session on Java's latest features, including:
  • Markdown Documentation Comments - Instead of Javadocs, you may now use Markdown to document your code.
  • Deprecate the Memory - Access Methods in sun.misc.Unsafe for Removal - With safer APIs available, most sun.misc.Unsafe methods are now being deprecated in favor of supported alternatives.
  • Changes in Console Class - Since Java 23, the following new methods were added println(obj: Object): Console, readln(prompt:String): String, etc.
  • Class-File API - aims to provide a standardized approach for parsing, generating, and transforming Java class files. Useful for Generating proxy classes dynamically, Implementing interfaces at runtime, Adding instrumentation for monitoring/logging, Implementing aspect-oriented programming features, Static code analysis, ORM implementations, RPC stub generation, etc.
  • Stream Gatherers - Stream Gatherers API enables custom and complex transformation. With this, you may create your custom intermediate operators.
  • Module Imports Declarations - The Java Module Import feature allows importing all public, top-level types of an entire module with a single line.
  • Implicitly Declared Classes and Instance Main Methods - With implicit class, you can entirely skip type declaration, java.base and and static import java.io.IO are implicitly imported. On the other hand, with JEP 477, Java allows a simpler main method without public, static, or String[] args. This visibility can also be protected.
  • Primitive Types in Patterns, instanceof, and switch - You may now use primitive types on you switch statements such as boolean, long, float and double. More over, instanceof now supports primitive types, allowing safe casting checks. Safe Casting: Checks if primitive conversions are safe before casting, with runtime checks for potentially lossy conversions when needed (e.g., int to float).
  • Vector API - an API to express vector computations that reliably compile at runtime to optimal vector instructions on supported CPU architectures, thus achieving performance superior to equivalent scalar computations.

These advancements empower developers to write cleaner, more efficient, and maintainable Java applications. Attendees left with actionable insights and a deeper understanding of how to leverage these features in their work.

For those who missed the event, you can access Christian's presentation slides here: Christian Ullenboom’s Presentation Slides.

As a proud sponsor, Orange & Bronze continues to champion initiatives that bring together developers, encourage knowledge-sharing, and celebrate the impact of Java in the tech industry.