Welcome, Java 9!

Java 9 is out today and with other members of the community I'm throwing a welcome party. Get an all around view on the new Java release with various opinions, tips, and great sources!

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Sections:

00:00 intro
00:29 introductions
02:26 favorite Java 9 features
06:21 impact of Java 9 on projects
11:13 impact of Java 9 on community
16:21 Java 9 sources
18:37 thanks to the JDK team
21:58 welcome, Java 9!

Simon Maple:

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/sjmaple
* ZeroTurnaround: https://zeroturnaround.com/
* modularity books: https://www.manning.com/books/the-java-module-system?a_aid=nipa&a_bid=869915cb, https://javamodularity.com/

Stephen Colebourne:

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/jodastephen
* Blog: http://blog.joda.org/
* OpenGamma: http://strata.opengamma.io/
* Joda projects: http://www.joda.org/
* on modules and their names: http://blog.joda.org/2017/04/java-se-9-jpms-module-naming.html, http://blog.joda.org/2017/04/java-se-9-jpms-modules-are-not-artifacts.html

Christian Stein:

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/sormuras
* JUnit 5: http://junit.org/junit5/
* Bach (JShell-based build tool): https://github.com/sormuras/bach

Nicolai Parlog:

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/nipafx
* Blog: https://blog.codefx.org
* "The Java Module System": https://www.manning.com/books/the-java-module-system?a_aid=nipa&a_bid=869915cb

Trisha Gee:

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/trisha_gee
* Blog: https://trishagee.github.io/
* JetBrains: https://trishagee.github.io/
* "Real World Java 9": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkP83hvdeMk

Chris Engelbert:

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/noctarius2k
* Hazelcast: https://hazelcast.com/

Sander Mak:

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sander_Mak
* Blog: http://branchandbound.net/
* Luminis: https://www.luminis.eu
* "Java 9 Modularity": https://javamodularity.com/

Jens Schauder:

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/jensschauder
* Blog: http://blog.schauderhaft.de/
* Spring Data: https://projects.spring.io/spring-data-jpa/
* Pivotal: https://pivotal.io/

Monica Beckwith:

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/mon_beck
* Code Karam: http://www.codekaram.com/

Rafael Winterhalter:

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/rafaelcodes
* Site: http://rafael.codes/
* ByteBuddy: http://bytebuddy.net
* Mockito: http://mockito.org/
* JavaZone talks: https://vimeo.com/javazone

Wayne Beaton:

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/waynebeaton
* Eclipse: http://eclipse.org/
* OpenJ9: https://www.eclipse.org/openj9
* Eclipse support for Java 9: http://wiki.eclipse.org/java9

Simon Ritter:

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/speakjava
* Azul Systems: http://azul.com/
* "55 New Features in JDK 9": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMMzG8I23lY
* "JDK 9: Pitfalls For The Unwary": https://www.azul.com/jdk-9-pitfalls-for-the-unwary/
* "JDK 9: XXtra Command Line Options": https://www.azul.com/jdk-9-xxtra-command-line-options/