Explore the latest advancements in the Java Platform over the past five years in this conference talk from GOTO Amsterdam 2022. Dive into key improvements across language features, functional programming, development environments, testing workflows, reactive programming, stream processing, distributed data, containerization, serverless computing, and ahead-of-time compilation. Follow along with a live coding demonstration showcasing Kotlin, Spring Boot, R2DBC, Testcontainers, GraalVM Native Image, Buildpacks, and Gradle. Gain insights into modernizing Java applications and leveraging cutting-edge tools and techniques to enhance your development workflow.