Java Training : Migrating to Java 8 Version 8.0

Migrating to Java 8
Version 8.0

Java Training Overview

This course shows Java-6 developers the new language features in Java 7 and Java 8 -- and more importantly illustrates best programming practices as they've been affected by these new features. This is an accelerated course that assumes long experience with earlier versions of Java. Students will leave familiar with various new bits of syntax, and also with an understanding of the exciting new options they have for API design and general-purpose Java 8 coding.

For those developers who need to cover more ground, this version of the course can be combined with an earlier version that introduces new features in Java 5 and Java 6

Java Training Prerequisites

Solid experience with Java programming at the Java-5 or Java-6 level is essential.

Java Training Learning Objectives

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

Take advantage of Java-7 features including strings in switch/case and auto-selection of type parameters for generics.
Use "try-with-resources" for simpler cleanup.
Use Java as a functional language, making appropriate choices of tools including inner classes, functional interfaces, method references, and lambda expressions.
Use the Stream API for efficient processing of data sets.
Use the Time API to manage local dates and times effectively.

Java Training Course duration

1 Day

Java Training Course outline

Module 1. New Features in Java 7

Chapter 1. New Features in Java 7

Binary Literals
Integer Literals with Underscores
String Types in switch/case
Auto-Detection of Type Parameters
Try-with-Resources
Multiple Exceptions in catch

Module 2. New Features in Java 8

Chapter 1. Functional Programming

Passing Behavior as a Parameter
Inner Classes
Functional Interfaces
Built-In Functional Interfaces
Lambda Expressions
Scope and Visibility
Deferred Execution
Method References
Creational Methods
Designing for Functional Programming
Default Methods

Chapter 2. Streams

The Stream Processing Model
Streams
Relationship to Collections
Advantages and Disadvantages
Iterating, Filtering, and Mapping
Primitive-Type Streams
Aggregate Functions and Statistics
Sorting
Generating, Limiting, and Reducing
Finding and Matching
Grouping
Flattening and Traversing
Sequential vs. Parallel Processing

Chapter 3. The Time API

A History of Time ... in Java
Limitations of Date and Calendar
The Time API
Temporal Types
Accessors and Adjusters
Formatting
Decomposition Into Fields
Date Arithmetic
Managing Precision
Duration and Period
Time Zones and Offsets
Converting Between Time Zones

Hardware/Software Requirements

Hardware � minimal

Core i5, 1.8 GHz, 4 gig RAM, 500 meg disk space.

Hardware � recommended

Core i5, 2.8 GHz, 8 gig RAM, 500 meg disk space.

Operating system

Tested on Windows 7/8, Mac OS 10.5.2.

Network and Security

Limited privileges required

Software

All free downloadable tools