- The event featured live music and talks about new Java technologies like JavaFX, Java EE 6, and the JDK 7. James Gosling discussed the growth of the Java ecosystem to over 10 billion devices and 6.5 million developers.
- New features in Java EE 6 include improved modularity, dependency injection, and support for open web frameworks. The JavaFX platform allows creation of rich client applications across devices.
- Performance tuning techniques for Java applications include selecting an appropriate garbage collection algorithm and tuning JVM settings based on application requirements.