Don't Hack the Platform

Explore the dark side of Java programming in this eye-opening conference talk. Delve into lesser-known vulnerabilities of Java and the JVM as Jan Ouwens, a senior developer and speaker, reveals potentially dangerous techniques. Learn about mutating immutable objects, bypassing constructors, adding constants to enums at runtime, and including Java 8 code in Java 7 codebases. Gain awareness of these risky practices and discover how to guard against them. While the talk humorously warns against applying these techniques, it provides valuable insights into Java's security landscape. Benefit from Ouwens' expertise across various fields and his experience as the author of EqualsVerifier, a tool for testing Java's equals and hashCode methods.