The third day of JavaOne 2025, held on March 20th at the Oracle Conference Center in Redwood Shores, California, showcased the vibrant Java community and the promising future of the Java language. Sharat Chander, senior developer advocate at Oracle, kicked off the keynote by welcoming the audience and celebrating the role of the community. He stressed that the future of Java depends on continued engagement and innovation.
The keynote featured discussions with several prominent figures in the Java ecosystem. Grisanzio, a software program manager and host of the Java Podcast, conducted a live podcast with panelists including Professor Emeritus of San Jose State University, a developer advocate at JetBrains, and a product manager at Naboo. In another segment, senior director of Java Developer Relations at Oracle facilitated a discussion on the quality and stability of the Java Platform.
This discussion, which included consulting members of Oracle’s technical staff and the Eclipse Collections project lead, focused on promoting the testing of open-source projects with early-access builds of the OpenJDK. The session concluded with “The Java Quiz,” a mobile app-based quiz for attendees, and a panel featuring senior figures at Oracle discussing the Java in Education initiative.
Oracle’s Java community engagement
This included a presentation on a new website aimed at beginners, students, and teachers of Java. The highlights of the day culminated in a conversation about the future of Java with Chander and Colt McNealy. They reflected on Java’s history and its enduring emphasis on compatibility.
The importance of Java User Groups, Java Champions, and the Oracle developer relations team was underscored as crucial to Java’s continued evolution. Highlighted presentations included a hands-on lab on building AI-powered applications with Helidon and LangChain4J, facilitated by engineers from Oracle. Attendees learned to create AI-integrated applications using Helidon SE and other technologies.
JavaOne 2025 was a three-day event filled with keynotes, presentations, and hands-on labs organized by Oracle and its developer relations team. The event continues to be a cornerstone for knowledge sharing and innovation within the Java community.
