The State of Java and Software Development in Croatia
Track
Keynote speech
Date and time
Tuesday, 14. May 2019., 12:40
Room
Hall A
Duration
45'
In this community keynote by HUJAK, we want to present and compare the current state of Java and related software development in Croatia, our part of Europe, and worldwide. Therefore, we will start by discussing the latest global trends in software development and what does it mean in our rapidly evolving world full of new technologies based on IoT, Machine Learning and AI, Blockchain, Virtual Reality, and Robotics, to which we must respond to ASAP. Of course, when addressing those contemporary technology trends, we will focus mostly on our country and the region. In the other part, we will discuss the major events in the world of Java that happened in the last few years since Java 8 and Java 9/10/11 were widely adopted. We will see what Java 11 and 12 brought us and what developers are mostly using (or not) and why, as well as what will be there interesting in Java 13 and beyond, including new features from incubator projects Amber and Valhalla, and new ideas from projects Loom, Panama, Skara, and Metropolis. Once again, we are going to take a typical developer’s point of view on software development challenges in this part of Europe, and we will discuss the future of our software developers from the perspective of how to become one (educational institutions and practice) and how to get/earn a good job (local employers and the job market). We intend to close this keynote with details of (y)our favorite Java community aka HUJAK.
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About speaker
Branko Mihaljević, author
Branko Mihaljević is educator, consultant, manager, and entrepreneur, dealing with Java since 1996 and with Java EE platform since 2000. After twelve years of teaching at UNIZG's FER, where he received dipl. ing. (MSc), DSM, mr. sc., and dr. sc. (Ph.D.), a few years at Algebra and VERN', as well as seven years as a co-owner and CTO of a development company, he is currently a senior lecturer at RIT Croatia and leading his software consulting company. He gained experience as a consultant, software architect, project manager, development lead, and researcher on various projects in financial, telecom, traffic, public health, and satellite systems sectors. He is the author of numerous scientific and professional papers, conference presentations, and popular Java-related articles. He worked on many research and professional projects, as well as delivered various university courses and professional workshops, and authored many educational materials. He is the president of the Croatian Java User Association (HUJAK).
Aleksander Radovan, coauthor
Aleksander Radovan is currently finishing his Ph.D. at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, and his research interests are in areas of artificial intelligence, genetic algorithms, and robotics. He has more than 15 years of experience with Java, and he is currently employed as Java Team Lead at KING ICT. As a Senior Lecturer, he teaches at several university colleges a number of popular courses in programming and information systems, mostly based on Java and related technologies. He is the author of many educational materials and courses, mostly related to programming in Java, as well as numerous conference papers. He is also the president of the Committee for Education at the Croatian Java User Association (HUJAK).
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