Track: Java Technologies

Abstract: Turnaround is the time it takes for the changes in code to propagate to the running application. It includes build time, deploy time and initialization time. Recently, developments in the Java ecosystem and IDEs have made it possible to develop software with zero turnaround. In this Fireside Chat, Jevgeni Kabanov will provide an overview of these developments, which include dynamic languages like Groovy, JavaScript and JRuby, framework support for reloading like Tapestry 5 and RIFE, module approach in OSGi and generic class reloading approaches like HotSwap, JavaRebel and FastSwap. With each approach, we?ll discuss benefits and limitations. We also review how to set up your build environment to get least possible turnaround whether you program legacy code or start from scratch.