Gerrit Grunwald
Gerrit Grunwald is a software engineer that loves coding for around 40 years already. He is a true believer in open source and has participated in popular projects like JFXtras.org as well as his own projects (TilesFX, Medusa, Enzo, SteelSeries Swing, SteelSeries Canvas, JDKMon).
He is an active member of the Java community, where he founded and leads the Java User Group Münster (Germany), he is a JavaOne rockstar and a Java Champion.
Montreal 2025 sessions
Trash Talk - Exploring the JVM memory management
English session - Beginner
In the realm of Java programming, understanding memory management and garbage collection mechanisms cannot only be helpful for optimizing performance and resource utilization but also in general will help you to use the right garbage collector for your application. This session will be about memory allocation, object lifecycle, and garbage collection strategies within the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
We hate code - The !joy of maintaining dead code
English session - Intermediate
Attention: If you love to maintain legacy code than this session is not for you.
You probably know the hassle of maintaining code that was written long time before you entered the project or company. Often the developers who wrote it are not even in the company anymore. So how do you know if the code is still used? This session will give you an idea about what you can do to get rid of dead code.
