# On Java 8 And The Concurrent Python Developer Retreat

DevFeed: [On Java 8 And The Concurrent Python Developer Retreat](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/on-java-8-and-the-concurrent-python-developer-retreat-32223.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://bruceeckel.com/2017/06/27/on-java-8-and-the-concurrent-python-developer-retreat/>)

Author: Bruce Eckel

Published: 2017-06-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Bruce Eckel - Computing Thoughts](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bruce-eckel-computing-thoughts.md>)

Topics: [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>), [Functional programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/functional-programming.md>), [Google Play](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-play.md>)

Tags: [functional-programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/functional-programming.md>), [google-play](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google-play.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>)

## AI overview

The article announces the official release of an eBook about Java 8, highlighting lambdas and functional programming as major changes. It also discusses the eBook format and its distribution through Google Play Books.

## Source excerpt

For many years I've been getting requests for some kind of sequel to Thinking in Java, 4th Edition. Over two years ago, I finally decided to "pull together something quickly." After all, how much time have I spent writing about the language? I should be getting pretty fast by now. Self-delusion knows no bounds. No matter how many books I write, every one seems to take longer than the previous ones, not shorter.