Jeanne Boyarsky: Get Ready for Java 25 Certification

About this episode

Jim Grisanzio interviews Jeanne Boyarsky about her upcoming session on Java 25 certification at JavaOne 2026.

This is the first in a short series of speaker profiles for JavaOne 2026 in Redwood Shores, California, March 17-19. Get early bird pricing until February 9, and for a limited time, take advantage of a $50 discount by using this code at checkout: J12026DCP. Register . Sessions . In this conversation, Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Jeanne Boyarsky, a Java developer, an author, and a Java Champion based in New York City. Jeanne previews her JavaOne session, which will be a Hands on Lab for Java 25 certification. Previously, Jeanne was a guest on Duke's Corner in January 2024: Jeanne Boyarsky on Java, Learning, and Contributing . Preparing for Java 25 Certification Jeanne will be running a hands-on lab about Java 25 and getting ready for the certification: Becoming One of the First Java 25 Certified Developers in the World (or Learning New Features) . The session will cover features added to the language from Java 17 to Java 25. Although the certification has not been announced yet, Jeanne is already preparing for it. "You can be one of the first people in the world to be certified if you come to my talk and learn about it and are ready when the test comes…

People in this episode

Host: Jim Grisanzio

Guest: Jeanne Boyarsky

Topics covered

• Java certification
• Java 25
• JavaOne
• hands-on lab
• new features
• developer relations

Keywords

• Java 25
• certification
• Jeanne Boyarsky
• JavaOne
• hands-on lab
• new features
• coding practice

Sponsors

JavaOne

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JavaOne

Books & works: Duke's Corner

Places: Redwood Shores, California

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