TS-4060 Small Language Changes in JDK Release 7

Project Coin was created to deal with the many requests for small changes in Java

• I love it - the "Elvis" operator - Integer i = getValue() ?: getNonNullValue();
• This will use the first arg, unless the result is null - then it uses the second.
• Simplified varargs
• Using strings in switch statements
  

I'd hoped the talk would delve more into these changes, but most of it was dedicated to detailing how to make changes to the language and the problems associated with it... Oh, well...