Java Posse: Interview with Mark Reinhold

Recorded at JavaOne 2010 - an interview with Mark Reinhold all about Java 7, Java 8, Plan B and beyond.

• Mark Reinhold
  • http://blogs.sun.com/mr/
• Plan B
  • http://blogs.sun.com/mr/entry/plan_b
• Roadmap/Milestones
  • http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk7/
• Features in JDK 7 / JDK 8
  
  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cayhorstmann/archive/2010/09/09/puny-java-7-isnt-end-world
• SAM - Single Abstract Method
  • http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/07/sambdas-in-java
• Reification
  • http://gafter.blogspot.com/2006/11/reified-generics-for-java.html
• Continuations
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuation
• Tail Calls
  • http://blogs.sun.com/jrose/entry/tail_calls_in_the_vm

Thanks

• Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth
• Feedburner.com - http://www.feedburner.com - for feed redirect
• Kirsty Doherty, Amy Ehmann for Java Posse artwork
• Theme Music:
  • Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI),
    • written and performed by Loose Bruce Kerr of the Dr. Demento Show and Sun Microsystems attorney.
    • Based on the WWI popular song, "Ja-da." Ukelele style on the recording taught to Bruce by his dad.
    • Re-produced with kind permission from "Loose" Bruce Kerr - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAX0gJt-aZg
  • Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1)
    

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