Cay Horstmann
Author and longtime computer science professor known for influential Java books such as Core Java; veteran educator and speaker with deep expertise in the Java language, JVM features, and teaching programming.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 36min
Cay Horstmaan, legendary Java professor, author, lecturer
Cay Horstmann, longtime CS professor and author of Core Java, shares hands-on experiments with WebAssembly and why it is not yet production-ready. He talks Java 25 performance gains, Valhalla progress, virtual threads simplifying concurrency, and why Java remains strong for long-lived business systems. He also reflects on teaching choices and plans for an interactive, frequently updated book.
