Accelerate your application development with automation and AI assistance | D11 | TechCon 2025
AI Summary
TechCon 2025: Application Development Track Overview
- Presenter: Andy Harman, Host & Mark Habor, VP of Runtimes
Introduction
- Excited for announcements in Java space.
- Discussion on existing vs. new Java applications.
Key Topics
- Java 8 End of Support:
- Importance of addressing Java 8 end of support by November next year.
- Many libraries dropping Java 8 support.
- Application Modernization:
- Need to innovate while managing existing applications.
- Strategies include maintaining, modernizing, and building anew.
- Recognizing technical debt impactful on budgets.
- New Developments:
- Introduced features in IBM and Red Hat aligning towards customer needs.
- Quarkus for new cloud-native applications.
- Liberty as a recommended option for existing applications.
- Automation & AI in Modernization:
- Tools available to assess and modernize existing Java applications.
- Use of AI for explaining code and generating automated tests.
- Significant time savings reported by clients using automation tools.
- Partnership with IBM:
- Emphasis on fair pricing and open source collaboration.
- IBM as a long-term trustworthy partner for Java development.
Conclusion
- Encouragement to attend future sessions for deeper insights on discussed tools and strategies.
- Feedback requested to improve future presentations.