Thinking Beyond Java 17- Advancing to Java 21 Beyond
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- Mar 12, 2025

Thinking Beyond Java 17: Advancing to Java 21 & Beyond, available at $54.99, has an average rating of 4.5, with 54 lectures, based on 5 reviews, and has 118 subscribers.
You will learn about Starting from Java 18, navigate through every release up to Java 21 New Language Features Virtual Threads Structured Concurrency Make well-informed decisions about moving beyond Java 17 Tools and performance related improvements This course is ideal for individuals who are Java developers interested in getting up to speed with the ever-evolving Java language or You want to learn the new features of modern Java It is particularly useful for Java developers interested in getting up to speed with the ever-evolving Java language or You want to learn the new features of modern Java.
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Summary
Title: Thinking Beyond Java 17: Advancing to Java 21 & Beyond
Price: $54.99
Average Rating: 4.5
Number of Lectures: 54
Number of Published Lectures: 54
Number of Curriculum Items: 54
Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 54
Original Price: $19.99
Quality Status: approved
Status: Live
What You Will Learn
Who Should Attend
Target Audiences
Embark on an enlightening journey through the rapid evolution of the Java language with our comprehensive course, meticulously designed to keep you at the forefront of modern Java development.
Key Focus Areas:
1. Mastering Modern Java Language Features and Tools
2. Enhancing Developer Productivity
3. Leveraging Virtual Threads for Improved Application Scalability
Course Objectives:
Gain a profound understanding of the evolving Java language and platform post Java 17. Explore a plethora of enhancements, innovations, and tools introduced from Java 18 to Java 21, delving into Language Features, Library Enhancements, Tools, Deprecations, and more, with a dedicated section for each Java release.
Highlighted Topics:
– Improving API Documentation
– Exploring Simple Web Server
– Mastering Character Encoding and UTF-8
– Working with Sequenced Collections
– Harnessing the Power of Virtual Threads and Structured Concurrency
– Understanding how Virtual Thread work behind the scenes
– Unpacking Pattern Matching for Switch
– Record Patterns Decoded
This course is tailor-made for Java developers eager to master the latest language features and tools, enhance productivity, and leverage virtual threads for superior application scalability. While not a migration guide, it covers areas that can significantly impact migration scenarios.
For any questions, I provide full support seven days a week, ensuring you have the assistance you need to maximize your learning experience.
Course Curriculum
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Lecture 1: Thinking beyond Java 17: A Journey through Javas Evolution
Lecture 2: Navigating Versions 18 to 21 : Course Introduction and Overview
Lecture 3: Source code: Downloading & Navigation
Chapter 2: Exploring Java 18
Lecture 1: Section Introduction
Lecture 2: Encoding Chronicles: History of Messaging and Communication
Lecture 3: Encoding Chronicles: What is Character Encoding ?
Lecture 4: From ASCII to Unicode – Unravelling the History of Character Encoding
Lecture 5: Encoding Chronicles: Understanding Unicode and Unicode transformation format
Lecture 6: Encoding Chronicles: Popularity of UTF-8 and the change in JDK 18
Lecture 7: Encoding Chronicles: Technical details – Embracing UTF-8 in JDK 18 and Beyond
Lecture 8: Inner class Memory Optimization
Lecture 9: Support for String Deduplication in ZGC, SerialGC & ParallelGC
Lecture 10: Code Snippets in API Documentation: Existing techniques & shortcomings
Lecture 11: Code Snippets in API Documentation: Overcoming the shortcomings
Lecture 12: Code Snippets in API Documentation: External snippets
Lecture 13: Code Snippets in API Documentation: @snippet Demo
Lecture 14: Simple Web Server: Introduction
Lecture 15: Simple Web Server: Running the server from the command line
Lecture 16: Simple Web Server: Using the API to start the server
Lecture 17: Simple Web Server: Customizing the server
Chapter 3: Exploring Java 19
Lecture 1: Section Introduction
Lecture 2: DateTimeFormatter: Current shortcomings
Lecture 3: DateTimeFormatter: Solution using ofLocalizedPattern() method
Lecture 4: HashMap and HashSet: Why do we need the new static factory methods ?
Lecture 5: HashMap table size: Example of over-allocation & how to fix
Chapter 4: Exploring Java 20
Lecture 1: Section Introduction
Lecture 2: Lossy Conversions
Lecture 3: Deprecation: java.net.URL public Constructors
Chapter 5: Exploring Java 21
Lecture 1: Section Introduction
Lecture 2: Pattern Matching for switch expressions & statements: Introduction
Lecture 3: Pattern Matching for switch expressions & statements: Switches and null
Lecture 4: Pattern Matching for switch expressions & statements: Switches and enum constant
Lecture 5: Record Patterns: Introduction
Lecture 6: Record Patterns: Nested Record Patterns
Lecture 7: Sequenced Collections: Why do we need them ?
Lecture 8: Sequenced Collections: Exploring the new SequencedCollection interface
Lecture 9: Before Virtual Threads, Part 1: Green threads, Platform threads and Littles law
Lecture 10: Before the Advent of Virtual Threads, Part 2: Why do we need Virtual Threads ?
Lecture 11: Virtual Threads: What is a virtual thread ? What is mounting & unmounting ?
Lecture 12: Virtual Threads: Creating a million Virtual Threads
Lecture 13: Virtual Threads: Impact and benefits
Lecture 14: Virtual Threads: Core Components – What’s happening behind the scenes ?
Lecture 15: Virtual Threads: Behind the scenes – Continuations
Lecture 16: Virtual Threads: Behind the scenes – Stacks & Continuations
Lecture 17: Virtual Threads: Behind the scenes – LockSupport, park & unpark
Lecture 18: Virtual Threads: Behind the scenes – Different carrier threads
Lecture 19: Virtual Threads: Should we use them everywhere ?
Lecture 20: Virtual Threads: Pinning & ReentrantLock
Lecture 21: Structured Concurrency: Why do we need it ?
Lecture 22: Structured Concurrency: Introduction to ShutdownOnFailure
Lecture 23: Structured Concurrency: Introduction to ShutdownOnSuccess
Lecture 24: Structured Concurrency: Putting it all together
Chapter 6: Wrapping up !
Lecture 1: Looking forward to Java 22
Lecture 2: Thank you !
Instructors

Ajay Iyengar
Developer |Passionate teacher |Architect | Blogger
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