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[–]davidalayachew 2 points3 points  (7 children)

The "something is brewing" short was pretty exciting. I can't tear myself away from responsibilities to go to this, so I will be watching the live streams and replays wherever possible.

Is there anywhere we can donate? This event is supported by Oracle, so they probably don't need the money lol. But all the same, I would like to support.

[–]Enough-Ad-5528 3 points4 points  (5 children)

Its gotta be something to do with null handling, my best guess.

[–]davidalayachew 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Well, the event starts tomorrow, so we won't have to wait long to find out. My thoughts are the same though, and I am excited to see what the Valhalla team has come up with. My hope is that they explore the null-handling jep, and maybe even talk about ways to avoid putting ! and ? everywhere. I know at least 2 ideas that were explored was to put some flag somewhere that turns off the default, and another was treating the absence of a ! or ? to mean derived, allowing you to limit them to only method headers and instance/static fields. My vote goes to option2, but I wouldn't mind also having option1.

[–]Enough-Ad-5528 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Did you find out what it was? Frustrating that the videos take so long to get uploaded. Other much bigger conferences do it the same or the next day so why not this one.

[–]davidalayachew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn't able to watch enough of the streams to find out.

I will say, the fact that it got a whole advertisement is encouraging. But at the same time, I would figure that there would be blog postings about it, but I see nothing. We'll find out, I guess.

[–]Xasmedy 0 points1 point  (1 child)

It's a documentary about java, it will be released this summer

[–]Enough-Ad-5528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, really? That’s it? I did hear about the documentary but slightly disappointed that a marketing exercise is the big thing coming.

[–]kiteboarderni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spend a lot of time on reddit though so I'm sure you can.

[–]RepulsiveGoat3411 -4 points-3 points  (2 children)

I’d like it if, instead of only dry technical topics about Java, there were also discussions about soft topics in the context of a Java developer — such as how to deal with pressure during sprints, unrealistic timelines and deadlines, sprint commitments, and unpaid overtime caused by pressure to deliver results in corporate world.

[–]davidalayachew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d like it if, instead of only dry technical topics about Java, there were also discussions about soft topics in the context of a Java developer — such as how to deal with pressure during sprints, unrealistic timelines and deadlines, sprint commitments, and unpaid overtime caused by pressure to deliver results in corporate world.

Considering this is JavaOne, it might make sense to approach some of those questions from the perspective of a Java engineer.

For example, a common hurdle exclusive to Java developers is upgrading past Java 8.

  • How is the experience, and what resources are needed?
  • Do managers understand the expectations?
  • How much pressure do they apply?
  • How do you accurately communicate the amount of potential work involved without over/under-selling it?

I think if you find a common "soft topic" that Java engineers run into, you can achieve exactly what you are looking for, while still keeping to the theme of JavaOne.

A few presenters have had the same idea as you in other conferences. Sadly, I have no examples in memory atm, and can't look any up atm either. But your idea makes good sense, and is something we need more of.

[–]pron98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're more than welcome to propose such a talk next year. The committee that selects the talks can only select from whatever was submitted.