Many of us have significant experience in Java. Yet, from time to time, we get tripped up by some code that we quite did not expect to behave the way it does. In this presentation we will take a look at some of those and get a deeper understanding of the language we use everyday. In this highly interactive session, be ready to answer some questions, discuss some code behavior, and gain some in depth knowledge of the nuances in Java.

Talk Level:
BEGINNER

Bio:
Dr. Venkat Subramaniam is an award-winning author, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., creator of agilelearner.com, co-founder of the devdotnext software conference, and an instructional professor at the University of Houston. He has trained and mentored thousands of software developers in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia, and is a regularly-invited speaker at several international conferences. Venkat helps his clients effectively apply and succeed with sustainable agile practices on their software projects. Venkat is a (co)author of multiple technical books, including the 2007 Jolt Productivity award winning book Practices of an Agile Developer. You can find a list of his books at agiledeveloper.com. You can reach him by email at venkats@agiledeveloper.com or on twitter at @venkat_s.