Explore a data-oriented approach to serialization in Java in this 51-minute Devoxx conference talk. Delve into the evolution of Java Serialization nearly three decades after its creation, examining how changing application requirements and recent Java language enhancements can lead to a simpler, safer model for object externalization. Learn about new techniques for programmatically reasoning about object structure, offering greater flexibility in state extraction, encoding, and reconstruction. Discover why it's time to move beyond the widely criticized original serialization feature and embrace a more modern, efficient approach to handling object data in Java applications.