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Celebrating 12 Years of Austin Java Users Group: Announcements & Java 8 Highlights

Welcome to the Austin Java Users Group's 12th anniversary! Join us in celebrating years of innovation and collaboration in the Java community. We've got exciting announcements, job opportunities, and the latest updates on Java 8. Discover new features like Lambda Expressions, Default Methods, Compact Profiles, and more. Special thanks to our sponsors and volunteers, including Mike Perez and Chris Ritchie for their contributions. Don't miss networking opportunities and an insightful introduction to Cassandra by Tyler Hobbs. Join us for a night of tech, fun, and camaraderie!

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Celebrating 12 Years of Austin Java Users Group: Announcements & Java 8 Highlights

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  1. March 25th, 2014 #austinjug Thanks to Mike Perez and Chris Ritchie for the graphic

  2. Welcome Austin Java Users Group 12 Years Strong!

  3. Last Decade of Sponsors

  4. Announcements • Jobs (Who has them, who wants one?)groups.yahoo.com/group/austinjug_jobs (2754 members on the mailing list) • Announcements from Members groups.yahoo.com/group/austinjug (1693 members on the mailing list)

  5. Membership Growth

  6. What’s new in the Java world? • Java 8 Released! http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/features • Lambda Expressions and virtual extension methods • Default methods in interfaces • Compact profiles • NashornJavascript engine • Launch JavaFX applications • Annotations on Java types • Parallel array sorting • Date and Time API based on JodaTime • Lots of cryptographic enhancements • Removed permanent generation from Hotspot JVM • Small VM (3 MB) • Access to parameter names via Reflection • NetBeans 8 with Java 8 support released • Profiles, lambdas and streams • Improved integration with JavaFX scene builder • Improved HTML5, Maven, Javascript, Java EE, C/C++, PHP support

  7. Sponsorship QuestionsTopic SuggestionsSpeaker Volunteers? ContactRob Ratcliff rob@futuretek.com

  8. Thanks • Thanks to Craig Hunt for bringing the projector every month! • Thanks to Mabel Willy for providing the nametags & friendly greetings

  9. After Meeting Networking BJ'S Restaurant & Brewery

  10. Networking and Fun NewPlace! BJs

  11. Introduction to Cassandra by Tyler Hobbs

  12. Introducing to Cassandra Query Language (CQL) By Yuki Morishita

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