This year @devoxx.uk we asked a simple question: can we use local models as AI code assistants? 🤔 The answer? Yes… and no! But you should check out the recording though and see what worked (like MCP, Skills.MD, and more) as well as what to know about local LLMs for devs :) 🎥 youtu.be/Lhqp7gKXu2w

I'm excited to volunteer at AI Native DevCon London this June. Looking forward to supporting the community of developers creating genuine AI systems, not just hype. If you’re attending, stop by and say hi! → ainativedevcon.io

Thank you @nickebbitt.com @shelajev.bsky.social @olenakutsenko.bsky.social @piotrprz.bsky.social Rob Koletka Shana Dacres Simone de Gijt @svenpet.bsky.social @tomcools.be @vanessaformicola.bsky.social

Thank you @guy.dev @hollycummins.com Iryna Dohndorf @ixchelruiz.bsky.social @jagovreede.bsky.social Jamie Chapman Jonas Mayer Kate Stanley Luke Whiting Marcin Kruglik @maritvandijk.bsky.social @mkheck.bsky.social

Thank you Alexey Nesterov @alina-yurenko.bsky.social @andresalmiray.com Audrey Neveu @bantera13.bsky.social Bibi Krom @carlyrichmond.bsky.social @brianvermeer.nl @garnier.wf Ed Kent @pacoita.bsky.social

A massive thank you to our incredible Program Team! You dedicated countless hours to rating, reviewing & debating hundreds of talk submissions to build this year's agenda. Curating a schedule that balances deep technical insights with the latest industry trends is no small feat.

The heart of Devoxx UK isn't just the tech, it's the people. 🧡 Huge shoutout to our 2026 volunteer crew! You dealt with the long hours, the many questions, and the occasional AV gremlin with a smile on your faces. You made the Business Design Centre feel like home for hundreds of developers.

Next @virtualjug.bsky.social live: The best way to fetch multiple to-many relationships with #Java by @vladmihalcea.bsky.social Dive into the most efficient strategies for retrieving complex data structures, for scenarios where you need to store the result set in a cache. luma.com/6wrxlqj3

Massive thanks to the partners who kept the energy high: TuxCare Red Hat Thales @jetbrains.com Capital One Redis Revolut @infobip.bsky.social Elastic Thoughtworks TransFICC @vaadin.com Google Cloud Crash Override Signify Technology @TuxCare_ @quarkus.io LJC ArchitectHer & Women Coding Community

What a great moment at #devoxxuk this year! With my friend and great #javacampion @kevindubois.com 👏

One simply does not catch @ddoutsiopoulos.bsky.social by surprise. Whatever you throw at him, he'll be ready. @devoxx.uk pictures are out, go check them out! www.flickr.com/photos/12571...

The magic that happens with @boukenijhuis.bsky.social on stage!

The @devoxx.uk photos are now live! Make sure to like and share them, and credit our amazing photographer, @ddoutsiopoulos.bsky.social. Once again, he has captured the magic of Devoxx UK.

Don't forget we have a live session happening this week Thursday!

FYI slides and more information from my "Shiny New Tools Won't Fix Your Problem" talk at @DevoxxUK last week are here: trishagee.com/presentation...

Thanks to all the volunteers, the organizers, and the participants! 2026 was another amazing edition, looking forward to the next one!

And just like that @devoxx.uk 2026 has come to an end. Thank you to everyone who helped make this another unforgettable event.

When London meets humans everything feels great at @devoxx.uk . A great first time experience and a lovely community. Will definitely repeat it👋

Always happy to meet friends at #devoxxuk #devrels #javachampions 🤩😎 🧑🏼‍💻 Brian Vermeer 🥼Piotr Przybył

The #devoxxUK talk by @hollycummins.com about performance did not disappoint! Excellent content and tons of great real world advice. Link to slides in the QR photo.

Good talk from Legare Kerrison to start day two of #devoxxUK about optimised ways of serving LLMs

Find us at #devoxxuk today!🤩🤩 Our agentic Java session will start in 20 minutes!! Happy to present the session with awesome #javachampion @kevindubois.com

Kate Stanley and Gantigmaa Selenge talking all about Kafka on k8s with Strimzi at #devoxxUK

Super happy to be back #devoxxUK again!!! Great to see Mark Hazell again too 🤩🤩🤩 Thanks for making this happen again 🙌

Unbelievable energy from @victorrentea.ro at #devoxxUK!

Join us next week at Devoxx UK! github.com/quarkusio/qu... #quarkusworldtour #DevoxxUK

Post lunch coffee and a talk on Docker Hardened Images. This is @devoxx.uk and I’m delighted to be here - if you’re here too, come find me and say hello

For a whole new experience on my part, watching @piotrprz.bsky.social on stage at @devoxx.uk without having to join ;)

Thank you @devoxx.uk for giving me the chance to talk about #neurodiversity in tech, such an important topic. Please reach out to #merge-forward CNCF slack channel for more info. We'd be honored to have you as allies.

Thanks for coming to my session about Dev Containers at @devoxx.uk 🤩 Here are the links to the slides and demos : 🖼️ docs.google.com/presentation... 🐙https://github.com/philippart-s/dev-containers-talk 🙏

@robintransition.bsky.social I just wanted to tell you again that I really enjoyed your talk at @devoxx.uk. It was truly inspiring, and I’ll try to learn how to speak about the future with hope. Not just about what needs to happen, but how great the world can be when we’ve made those changes

Just presented "Model Mitosis" with @josianchevalier.bsky.social at @devoxx.uk 2026 🧬 A 5-stage method, inspired by cellular mitosis, to split a system without falling into the monolith, or distributed-monolith, hell. Les slides 🎞️: slides.com/julientopcu... Le code : 💻 gitlab.com/beyondxscra...

Day 2 at @devoxx.uk! Stop by the @jetbrains.com booth – the folks behind IntelliJ IDEA and @kotlinlang.org will share what’s new and answer your questions. 🎤 Don’t miss: 🕑 2:10 pm – Is Python Free-Threaded Ready? by @cheuk.dev (Room D)

Join @timtebeek.github.io and Merlin Bögershausen today at @devoxx.uk for a hands-on workshop where you'll work through a realistic microservices environment. Learn the staged workflow that platform teams use to prepare for major migrations. Coding Cafe | 14:10-15:40 Details: buff.ly/1AzfBVd

Thanks to @mthmulders.bsky.social talk at @devoxx.uk, I've managed to optimise a suite of software tests down from 5 minutes to 3m40s on our CI server. That is an impressive speedup entirely as the result of @opentelemetry.io visibility in to the build pipeline!

Thanks to everyone who showed up early @devoxx.uk for my talk about accelerating Maven builds! Loved the interactions, both during the session and in the hallway. For your review, the slides are online, including all relevant references and a link to the demos: speakerdeck.com/mthmulders/a....

Really great to meet up with @rmoff.net at @devoxx.uk and discuss the state of the world and the exciting possibi… oh wait, this isn’t LinkedIn. Met up with Robin for lunch, had a chat :)

This morning, I attended the talk about prompt injections by @brianvermeer.nl at @devoxx.uk. Please review the skills you are using 🤯.

On my way home from @devoxx.uk #DevoxxUK. Thank you to organizers, volunteers & attendees - you were great. See you at the next one!

My #DevoxxUK slides about benchmarking gone bad are here, along with useful links: hollycummins.com/when-benchma...

London, see you at @devoxx.uk on May 6! ☕️ Come by the @jetbrains.com booth to meet the IntelliJ IDEA and Kotlin teams, learn about our latest features, and talk all things Java, @kotlinlang.org, and AI.

Excited! Tomorrow is @devoxx.uk, and I'm giving a talk on how to "Koog your own AI! Delicious recipe". For the first time in YEARS a lot of #Java code in my slides. So if you want to know how #Koog looks in Java come by, and see for yourself how it compares to #Kotlin😉 #devoxxuk

See you tomorrow at @devoxx.uk 👋 Swing by the JetBrains booth for fresh updates, sharp insights, and great conversations about IntelliJ IDEA, Kotlin and, of course, AI 🤖

@devoxx.uk day1 🥳 But first an English breakfast! 🍳🥫

Modernization without risk sounds like a myth. @timtebeek.github.io is here to prove otherwise. Catch his session today at @devoxx.uk: "Deterministic modernization in an age of AI" for a practical, real-world approach you can actually use. Room A | 14:40–15:30 Details: buff.ly/saEhbxJ

At @devoxx.uk? Curious what’s new in IntelliJ IDEA and @kotlinlang.org? Want to know how Koog and JetBrains AI features fit into your development workflow? Stop by the @jetbrains.com booth and let’s talk! Don’t miss talks from @maritvandijk.bsky.social @vergauwensimon.bsky.social 👇

Welcoming attendees in style 🤩 @devoxx.uk 2026!!!!!

L'ouverture de @devoxx.uk 🤩🤩

Dear @devoxx.uk, join me at 11:00 in room E to learn how to "Be more productive with IntelliJ IDEA" #DevoxxUK #IntelliJIDEA @intellijidea.com

@devoxx.uk 2026 has kicked off in great style