Join us today, Wednesday and Thursday for some awesome Java Content at JCON USA @ IBM TechXchange 2025 in room S220C in the south OCCC. Bruno will personally greet you at the door! 🤗 Learn and connect with the Java Community

The IBM Champions Day just kicked off and the first topic is Java! Semeru Runtimes, openJ9 and Liberty InstantOn. A strong message to the Java Community! 🤗 I love this priority of Java here together with JCON USA @ IBM TechXchange 2025

We are off to JCON USA @ IBM TechXchange 2025. Bringing premium Java content to Florida! IBM has great Java technology and people! Meeting in person with the nice folks working at Red Hat and IBM is a great opportunity!

Join us for a fun session on community work in the software industry!

I am lucky to be able to contribute to the Java Ecosystem in different ways.

I’m in Frankfurt today with the Payara team, talking about what’s next for Java: modernization, cloud deployment, and how we build things sustainably and smartly. Great to see people here from BMW, DPD, Bundesagentur für Arbeit, and PayPal—it shows how relevant these topics are across industries.

This week, for the first time, I gave a session on a bus. Had some "Speed" (the Movie) flashbacks. Keanu Reeves never showed up and I had to do all the work by myself... anyway ... would you like to give a session in this bus?

Today, for the first time, I gave a talk on a bus. At Java Forum Nord they had the DOAG Event Bus on-site.

Java’s greatest strength is its community. At JUG Oberpfalz, we’re restarting our ‘(Re)Start with Java’ talks in 2025, and developers are always impressed by how much the language has evolved.

Pimp your badge at Java Forum Nord! Find us at the Java Forum Nord booth! While you are here get a Lego Duke!

I'm on the train with Deutsche Bahn to Java Forum Nord, putting the last touches on my slides and answering countless emails. Krombacher Spezi is not my favorite, but hey, it's better than no Spezi.

Looking forward to IBM TechXchange 2025 in Orlando! 🌴☀️ This year we’ve got a fantastic lineup of Java content — not only the dedicated JCON USA Track (usa.jcon.one), but also deep dives into how Java powers modern AI, cloud, and enterprise solutions.

You know what to do! Fire up your prompt engineering skills and don't forget to ask your AI how you can avoid procrastinating until the last minute!

Super happy to help the awesome educational data science team at the University of Regensburg make a difference in Education Equality. This project helps countless children in their journey towards literacy and a fulfilled life.

Ich freue mich sehr wieder auf den IT-Tagen mit zwei Vorträgen bei sein zu dürfen! Lass uns über Java-Modernisierung sprechen im Talk: „Java-Modernisierung: Hauche Deiner Codebase neues Leben ein, ohne die Bank zu sprengen“. 🌐💡

We talk a lot about Java Modernization. But how to do it? Do you want to be back at the latest and greatest version of Java, Spring Boot, JUnit, or any other framework? Check out OpenRewrite - for me, it's a game changer.

Join us in Hannover at JavaForumNord

Modernize your Java Swing apps today with Vaadin At XDEV, we specialize in Java Modernization. Find out how we can help your Java projects: xdev.software/en/ser...

Last (but not least) talk at #KCDC2025: @richard.fichtner.dev teaches us about Java Modernization

It's amazing what you can learn when you talk to people. That's why I love going to conferences :) On my way back from KCDC, I had the chance to speak with the pilots flying the Boeing 767-400ER from ATL to MUC. As an aviation geek, it's awesome to get the insights from the source.

Micah Silverman talks about "Kicking JavaScript to the Curb with @Vaadin" a great stroy about the journey from a Vue.js app to Vaadin and 100% Java. Moving that app from Spring boot 2 to 3 with OpenRewrite. #KCDC2025

Howdy KCDC folks, if you are into Java, check out my talks. We are gonna have some fun and learn some new things along the way. Tomorrow, Brian Demers will join me for our session on Apache Machen. On Friday, we will change your view on your "old" Java projects and modernize! #KCDC

When the flight attendant calls me "Darling" and "Honey" the whole flight... That's the Delta Airlines experience! I feel like I am at an American dinner as soon as I step on the plane. That alone is enough to book this flight again! A Big thank you to the Detroit-based crew! 🤗

I am heading to Kansas City to connect with the Java Community and talk about Java Modernization and Apache Maven. The Folks who run the KCDC Conference are awesome! It's my favorite tech-agnostic conference! Learning from other tech ecosystems has been incredibly valuable for me in the past.

XDEV Software is helping to tackle education inequality. Please support us and vote for the project at the IBM TechXchange Excellence Awards! It's just one click: community.ibm.com/co...

If you want to find out what is taking so long during your Apache Maven Builds, use the Maven Buildtime Profiler Extension to find out what's going on: github.com/khmarbais...

#Java peers, #JavaOne IS BACK AGAIN IN 2026 (March 17-19). Read our blog to learn more and sign up w/interest if you want to attend, speak, or sponsor: social.ora.cl/6011fdkbH

Being tall isn't always good, especially on flights. You might think that at least people can see you in photos. But I am not tall enough, as you can see here. Anyway, we run a JCON Track at IBM TechXchange for Java people. So if you want to up your Java game, join us! usa.jcon.one

We’re finalists! 🏆 XDEV & the BYLES project have been nominated for the IBM TechXchange Excellence Awards. And now we need your support! Built on Java with Quarkus, we’re making a real difference, tackling educational inequality.

Build awesome charts 📊 with our new component for @vaadin.com

We often ran into the same challenge: handling OAuth2/OIDC securely and cleanly with #SpringSecurity. So we created XDEV SSE – a practical extension born out of real-world needs. It simplifies authentication flows, boosts security, and integrates seamlessly with Vaadin.

The XDEV Music Maven Plugin now supports Spotify as a source for Music! Thank you to Mohammed Aboullaite for the pull request! Check out the plugin here: github.com/xdev-soft... PS: I recommend this song for long builds: open.spotify.com/tra...

Join #JUGOberpfalz online today and learn what 20 years of real-world system evolution can teach you — from someone who's lived it. 🎤 Heiko Scherrer shares hands-on lessons from two decades maintaining a microservice-based warehouse system 🔗 Register free: www.meetup.com/jug-o...

I recently had the pleasure to join a very nice panel discussion with @frankdelporte.be, @richard.fichtner.dev and @martinelli.ch about starting new Java projects. Check out the recording youtu.be/eUVaOlRlulA and the corresponding report pages.vaadin.com/java-project... conducted by @vaadin.com

Join #JUGOberpfalz online on July 2nd and learn what 20 years of real-world system evolution can teach you — from someone who's lived it. 🎤 Heiko Scherrer shares hands-on lessons from two decades maintaining a microservice-based warehouse system 🔗 Register free: www.meetup.com/jug-o...

Today, Java celebrates its 30th birthday! 🎂 I am immensely grateful for the innovative technology and vibrant community behind it! Last week at JCON we threw a Birthday party to celebrate this milestone event! Cheers to the next 30 years of Java!

As someone who's always been fascinated by planes and airports, working on software solutions for Fraport at Frankfurt Airport is a personal highlight. Combining my love for aviation with impactful tech – it doesn’t get better than this.

#Java Champion & XDEV CEO @richard.fichtner.dev joins the @payara.bsky.social Podcast 🎙️ to share stories from JUG Oberpfalz & JCON, including his thoughts on community building, hybrid events & the “Java Haters Meetup”! Find the episode on YouTube or Spotify » xdev.software/new

A heartfelt thank you to all the attendees, speakers, sponsors, volunteers and the JCON Team for making JCON an outstanding event. We are using all the good energy from last week to prepare for JCON EUROPE 2026. Mark your calendars and join us April 20th—23rd. 2026.europe.jcon.one

Thank you @sharatchander.bsky.social for speaking and volunteering at @jcon.one !

#JCON #Java

Congrats @jcon.one!🎉 10 years is impressive!🤩 @markuskett.bsky.social & @richard.fichtner.dev

JCON EUROPE ? We are worldwide! 60+ countries from around the world (almost all the continents)! Looking forward to a week of Java Tech and Community!

JCON loading.... literally! We are ready to go to JCON EUROPE next week! People from over 60 countries travel to Cologne to celebrate the 10th edition of JCON and Java's 30th birthday! We may not have the longest journey, but we certainly have most of the material with us!

A good article to understand what "Platform Engineering" is and how it can help developers by Grace Jansen and Maarten Vandeperre

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to consult with a group of dedicated educators at IT Campus Wiesau, focusing on tools and technologies that can empower the next generation of software developers. I'm always impressed by the passion educators bring to the table.

Many thanks to Grace Jansen, @richard.fichtner.dev, @mgrygles.bsky.social, Shai Almog, @speakjava.bsky.social, @maritvandijk.bsky.social, @hanno.codes, @bazlur.ca, @askowronski.bsky.social for their contributions to this podcast. (2/3)

JavaOne is over for this year but it's not too late to get tickets for JCON Europe 2025.europe.jcon.one/tickets

Join the Mentoring Hub at @jcon.one and learn from legends like @brjavaman.bsky.social . This is the first time he is bringing this format to Europe! Get Mentoring for free (with a valid JCON Ticket) and bring your career to the next level! Get your ticket here: 2025.europe.jcon.one/tickets

Last week @maven.apache.org 4.0.0-rc-3 and Maven Daemon 2.0.0-rc-3 were released! A lots of fixed and the next step to a final release. Please test them and provide feedback to the mailing list! 🥳 maven.apache.org/download.cgi