Java has been around for quite a while. Ever since its debut in 1995, it has gone through multiple versions, wide adoption, unexpected evolution turns and infinite number of things built using it. But what's new in the Java & JVM landscape? What's popular and what's lurking behind the corner to grab our attention into the next decade? Join us in this session as we start from a retrospective of the Java platform history. We'll look at how the term 'Java' is not just a single language, but a platform for others such as Scala, Groovy, and Kotlin, with examples of their usage. Next, we'll review some of the most popular frameworks around Java. Finally, we'll conclude with a review of ongoing efforts to improve the platform further and extend its reach, like project Valhalla and GraalVM . So if you're new to Java, or you've been around and want to learn what's new, join us on this session.