Java Magazine - November/December 2011

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Cameron Purdy

JavaOne

2011 Brings Focus, Momentum

Adam Messinger
Hasan Rizvi
The theme of JavaOne 2011, held October 2–6, was
“Moving Java Forward”—and by the end of the confer-
ence, most attendees were feeling a new momentum
reminiscent of Java’s initial rush into prominence more
than a decade ago. What Oracle’s stewardship of the Java
platform means was brought into clarity at this year’s
JavaOne. The new direction is coherent and focused, es-
chewing disjointed efforts that are tangential to the prime
objectives, ultimately leading to a cohesive Java platform
where all the pieces fit together synchronously. Big topics
at the show included Java/JDK 8; Java Platform, Enterprise
Edition (Java EE), Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java
SE), and Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME); and the
Java Community Process (JCP), Java user groups, and of
course, the Java community. Here are some highlights:

Java/JDK 8 Roadmap
JavaOne provided an op-
portunity to hear about
Oracle’s long-term vision
for investment and in-
novation in Java. At the
Java strategy keynote,
Oracle’s Hasan Rizvi,
Adam Messinger, and
Cameron Purdy laid out a
clear roadmap to Java 8.
Responding to feedback
from the community, the
Oracle Java team decided
that Java will return to a
two-year major release
cycle (which worked well
in the early 2000s). The
release of Java 8 will be
delayed until the summer
of 2013, but its scope is
now expanded.