Java In-Process Caching - Progress, Performance and Pitfalls + Serverless

1. Talk

An in-process cache is in the set of standard libraries within each application stack. Right now EHCache 2 is beeing phased out. The development of Guava Cache is stalling and the "new kids" Caffeine and cache2k enter the stage. The talk will give an orientation and handle these topics: What are different technical approaches? Which API should I use native or JCache? Is JCache a good fit for in-process caching? What are the hidden gems that might help me with my application? At what level and granularity can I use caching? What is the difference between the available libraries?

Besides technical insights, expect an interactive session. So come with questions and plenty of challenges. Jens Wilke contributed to the JCache standard and is the author of cache2k.

2. Talk

Serverless is a new approach to think about the backend. Until today every frontend developer needed a backend guy, who creates a big backend server and an operations guy who keeps the servers up and running. After Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS), Serverless takes one step further to Function as a Service (FaaS) where you integrate functions from third-party providers directly in your application, and you don’t need to write your backend anymore but compose it through stateless. This approach brings compelling advantages and drawbacks, which this talk introduces.