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Simon Ritter

Deputy CTO and Java Champion, Azul

About Simon Ritter

Simon Ritter is the Deputy CTO of Azul. Simon joined Sun Microsystems in 1996 and spent time working in both Java development and consultancy. He has been presenting Java technologies to developers since 1999, focusing on the core Java platform as well as client and embedded applications. At Azul, he continues to help people understand Java and Azul’s JVM products. Simon is a Java Champion and two-time recipient of the JavaOne Rockstar award. In addition, he represents Azul on the JCP Executive Committee, the OpenJDK Vulnerability Group, and the JSR Expert Group since Java SE 9.

OpenJDK Migration for Dummies: Updated for a New Generation of Readers

Simon Ritter / May 5, 2026

Java News & Updates

The Importance of Java Security Updates

Simon Ritter / Apr 28, 2026

Java News & Updates

A Java Champion Explains His Java Predictions for 2026

Simon Ritter / Jan 27, 2026

Java News & Updates

Local Variable Type Inference in Java: Friend or Foe?

Simon Ritter / Jan 22, 2026

Java News & Updates

Three Ways to Improve Java-Based Microservices

Simon Ritter / Nov 11, 2025

When Java Performance Matters, What Do You Do?

Simon Ritter / Oct 28, 2025

Java News & Updates

How to Upgrade Java on a Hamster Wheel

Simon Ritter / Oct 23, 2025

Security & Compliance

Unsupported OpenJDK in Financial Systems: Hidden Risks

Simon Ritter / Oct 14, 2025

What Happens When 10,000 JVMs Collaborate in One Production Environment

Simon Ritter / Sep 17, 2025

Java News & Updates

A Java Champion’s Guide to JDK 25 Features

Simon Ritter / Sep 4, 2025

3 Reasons Java Could Overtake Python for AI Development

Simon Ritter / Jun 5, 2025

Java News & Updates

Taking Java Arrays to Another Dimension

Simon Ritter / May 15, 2025

Java News & Updates

Is the Cost and Complexity of Removing Java Worth It?

Simon Ritter / Apr 3, 2025

Java News & Updates

Six JDK 24 Features You Should Know About

Simon Ritter / Mar 17, 2025

Security & Compliance

Hidden Threats Lurk in Outdated Java

Simon Ritter / Nov 12, 2024

Java News & Updates

Your JVM and JIT Compilation Can Reduce Cloud Waste

Simon Ritter / Aug 13, 2024

Java News & Updates

How Do Virtual Threads Help Your Business?

Simon Ritter / Jun 20, 2024

Java News & Updates

JDK 22, an Average Release (Sort of)

Simon Ritter / Mar 19, 2024

Java News & Updates

Start Now to Make 2024 Your Last Year of Oracle Java

Simon Ritter / Mar 14, 2024

Java News & Updates

How Oracle Separates Java Pricing from Value

Simon Ritter / Feb 22, 2024

Java News & Updates

Oracle Java Pricing Change at One Year Is Not Much to Celebrate

Simon Ritter / Jan 23, 2024

Cloud Cost Optimization Is Hard, Java Can Help

Simon Ritter / Jan 10, 2024

Java News & Updates

JDK 21 Delivers Virtual Threads, Other New Features, and Long-Term Support

Simon Ritter / Sep 28, 2023

Java News & Updates

Join Azul at the Largest Java Developer Community Conference in Europe

Simon Ritter / Sep 14, 2023

Application Workloads in the Cloud Will Be the Top Choice in 2023

Simon Ritter / Jan 18, 2023

Java News & Updates

Java Marketshare Will Continue to Diffuse

Simon Ritter / Jan 18, 2023

Security & Compliance

Unsupported Versions of Java Are Dangerous

Simon Ritter / Oct 11, 2022

Java News & Updates

JDK 19 and What Java Users Should Know About It

Simon Ritter / Sep 20, 2022

Java News & Updates

Use Pattern Matching to Simplify Java

Simon Ritter / Jul 6, 2022

Java News & Updates

JDK 7: The Long Hello and the Long Goodbye

Simon Ritter / Jun 22, 2022

Java News & Updates

Embedded Java Lives!

Simon Ritter / Jun 9, 2022

Superfast Application Startup: Java on CRaC

Simon Ritter / May 26, 2022

A Matter of Interpretation: From Bytecodes to Machine Code in the JVM

Simon Ritter / Feb 22, 2022

Security & Compliance

The Importance of Java Security Updates

Simon Ritter / Feb 17, 2022

Delivering More Java Performance with Less Administration

Simon Ritter / Feb 10, 2022

Understanding Java Compilation: From Bytecodes to Machine Code in the JVM

Simon Ritter / Jan 19, 2022

Security & Compliance

Log4j Vulnerability, Libraries and OpenJDK

Simon Ritter / Dec 20, 2021

Java News & Updates

What is OpenJDK?

Simon Ritter / Sep 15, 2021

Java News & Updates

Which Version of Java is Popular among Developers in 2021 – Survey Results

Simon Ritter / Aug 3, 2021

Why the Classpath Exception is So Important

Simon Ritter / Jun 10, 2021

Java News & Updates

Microsoft Increases Commitment to OpenJDK

Simon Ritter / Apr 6, 2021

Java News & Updates

Java 16 – JDK 16 Updates and New Features

Simon Ritter / Mar 22, 2021

Staring into my Java Snow Globe

Java News & Updates

Staring Into My Java Snow Globe 2021

Simon Ritter / Jan 5, 2021

Java News & Updates

Java First, Second and Now Third

Simon Ritter / Nov 13, 2020

Java News & Updates

Java 15 – 64 JDK 15 New Features and APIs

Simon Ritter / Sep 29, 2020

Making Java Microservices Zing with Azul Zing

Simon Ritter / Jul 2, 2020

Java News & Updates

A Quarter of a Century of Java

Simon Ritter / May 29, 2020

Java News & Updates

Java: Stable, Secure and Affordable

Simon Ritter / May 20, 2020

foojay: A Place for Friends of OpenJDK

Simon Ritter / Apr 25, 2020

Java News & Updates

The Notoriety of Zulu on macOS

Simon Ritter / Mar 27, 2020