Better Joe Darcy abstract

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         Joseph D. Darcy, Oracle
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-        The realm of IEEE 754 floating-point support within Java 
-        Standard Edition boasts a robust and storied 25-year journey. 
-        Commencing with the early adoption of the Intel x87 floating-point 
-        co-processor, Java's trajectory has evolved significantly, 
-        embracing an array of numeric formats, and looking forward toward
-        those integral to contemporary machine learning. Those who haven't 
-        explored Java's numeric capabilities in recent years may find 
-        themselves pleasantly surprised by the evolving landscape and 
-        the pertinent details that have undergone transformation.  
+        Come hear an overview of numeric support of the Java platform, an on-going 
+        story ranging over more than a quarter century and spanning standards, 
+        specifications, virtual machines, libraries, and compilers, including resolving 
+        details as small as 2^-1074. The talk does not assume audience members will 
+        already be familiar with the details of the Java platform; attendees are welcome 
+        to ask questions about such details.
+        <br>
+        Joe is a long-time member on the JDK engineering team, first at Sun and later 
+        Oracle. As “Java Floating-Point Czar” he has looked after Java numerics including 
+        contributing to the design of strictfp, adding numerous floating-point math library 
+        methods, and adding hexadecimal floating-point literals to the Java language and 
+        library. Joe was a participant in and interim editor of the 2008 revision to the 
+        IEEE 754 floating-point standard. Outside of numerics, Joe has done other 
+        foundational work on the Java platform including core libraries development, Java 
+        language changes including Project Coin, infrastructure improvements, and reviewing 
+        platform interface updates, together with a smattering of project management and 
+        release management along the way.
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