# Bio:

Nicolai (aka nipafx) is a Java enthusiast focused on language features 
and core APIs with a passion for learning and sharing - in articles, 
newsletters, and books; in tweets, videos, and streams; in demo repos 
and at conferences - more on all of that on nipafx.dev. He's a Java 
Developer Advocate at Oracle and organizer of Accento. That aside, 
he's best known for his haircut.

# Talk Abstract:
 

Java's four big projects are entering the home stretch: 

Amber, Panama, and Loom have already incubated, previewed, and even finalized some features and Valhalla is on track to follow soon. Time to take a closer look at how...
 

• Project Amber makes the language more expressive and ready for today's 
  and tomorrow's problems
• Project Panama cuts through the isthmus separating Java from native 
  code
• Project Loom enables hassle-free and efficient structured concurrency
• Project Valhalla mends the rift in Java's type system and improves performance

After this talk, you will know what to expect from Java in the next few 
years.