Java 8

Using Java 8’s New Features

Course Objectives:

• Be familiar with the additions to Java interfaces
• Understand and use functional interfaces
• Understand lambda expressions and method references, and use them to pass behavior (methods)
• Learn about the pre-defined functional interfaces, and use them with lambda expressions
• Understand and use the Stream API
• Process collections using streams, including chaining operations and using collectors
• Understand and deal with the issues of parallel processing
• Learn and use the new Data/Time API

   

Format: Instructor led workshop Time: 2 days

Java 11

Java Modules and New Features (Java 11+)

Course Objectives:

• Understand the new Java release cycle and Long Term Support (LTS) releases
• Create and use Java modules, understanding module descriptors, modular JARs, exports and dependencies, and the modulepath
• Migrate classpath-based applications to Java 11, understanding the stages of migration and options available
• Use local-variable type inference with var, including lambda parameters
• Use the HTTP Client to access HTTP resources from Java, as well as understand the other options available
• Work with various HTTP request and response types, using both synchronous and asynchronous techniques
• Outline the new factory methods in Java Collections and understand native immutable collections
• Understand the characteristics and benefits of custom runtime images
• Explore some of the more important additional features and APIs, including new features for interfaces, the Process API, new JDK tools and command line options

Format: Instructor led workshop Time: 2 days