Parallel: The Future of Programming

Abstract:
The fact that multi-core processors is, at least, the near future of computing is something that few would argue with today. But what does that require from us, the programmers, and from the tools we use? Will we program the same way? Will we really write the fastest programs in C? How does Java relate to this? Python? Erlang?

Bio:
Thorbiörn Fritzon started programming Java back in 1995 and hasn't stopped yet. Since 1999 he's a Java Architect at Sun Microsystems in Sweden and spokesperson in Java and software development issues. Thorbiörn writes books and is a frequent speaker at conferences and other events. His hobby is programming languages of which he has a huge collection.