Title: Building GraphQL services in Free Java Abstract: GraphQL has not permeated the Java world to the same degree as in other languages. This talk discusses GraphQL as an important new technology for Java developers, and explains why and how we use it at New Relic to provide open APIs, the problems we faced and the open-source libraries we created to solve them for ourselves and the community. We would be very interested in cooperating with other Free Java devs working with GraphQL and are actively soliciting contributions for our libraries. Recording: OK to record and license under CC-BY-2.0 Presenters: Ben Evans & Jason Clark Ben Bio: Ben Evans is Principal Engineer and Architect for JVM technologies at New Relic. Prior to joining New Relic, Ben co-founded jClarity (acquired by Microsoft) and was Chief Architect (Listed Derivatives) at Deutsche Bank. Ben has been active in Free and Open Source Software for over 20 years, co-founded the AdoptOpenJDK initiative (with Martijn Verburg), and served on the JCP Executive Committee for 6 years. Jason Bio: Jason Clark fell in love with programming as a young boy watching his dad work in Clipper and dBase III (no, really). The obsession sparked there continues to this day. He works for New Relic, and in his spare time contributes to the Shoes project. When not at work, he enjoys cycling, reading, and hanging out with his family.