Writing Java Agents for Fun and Not So Much Profit

Explore the powerful world of Java agents in this 30-minute conference talk from Devoxx. Learn how to write a Java agent from scratch, transform existing classes at runtime, and implement scenarios like logging, monitoring, hot reload, and code coverage gathering. Discover common pitfalls, pain points, and best practices associated with Java agents. Gain a deeper understanding of the Java instrumentation API and its appropriate applications. Benefit from the expertise of Robert Munteanu, a Senior Computer Scientist at Adobe's AEM Cloud Foundation team and passionate Open Source contributor, as he shares insights from his experience with projects like Apache Sling, Apache Jackrabbit, MantisBT, and Eclipse Plugin for ReviewBoard.

Writing Java agents for fun and not so much profit by Robert Munteanu