The J-Fall 2025 call for papers is open for one more week and will close on September 1st, end of day. Please share your proposal(s) via sessionize.com/jfall25!

I'll be back on stage at @devoxx.com in Antwerp in October to present three sessions: a talk about software architecture, a serverless deep dive and a speaker coaching session. Hope to see you here!

Wheels down BCN for @devbcn.bsky.social!

Should you build for reuse or solve just the problem at hand? Learn how to balance generic vs specific design with real-world insights & practical strategies with @bjschrijver.dev at dev2next!💥 www.dev2next.com/speaker/9391... 🎟️ dev2next.com 🙌 JOIN-BERT-JANS-50OFF = discount

Played around a bit with MCP integration with @quarkus.io, @langchain4j.dev and Ollama during the yearly hackathon with the @openvalue.eu Utrecht team. Built a small example setup with 2 @quarkus.io apps - an MCP client that connects to an MCP server over HTTP: github.com/bertjan/quar...

🏗️ Software Architecture Meetup "Decision making in practice" - June 12, Utrecht. OpenValue sponsors the iSAQB NL's architecture meetup! 2 talks on decision-making & ADRs by our experts @bjschrijver.dev & @pietvandongen.com Free food, drinks & networking! RSVP: www.meetup.com/isaqb-nl/eve...

I'm speaking at the @isaqb.bsky.social Software Architecture Community NL meetup in Utrecht on June 12th where I'll talk about making significant software architecture decisions. If you're into software architecture, don't miss this event! www.meetup.com/isaqb-nl/eve...

Today I had great time at #JCON2025 presenting 'How I Solved Production Issues with OpenTelemetry (And How You Can Too)". The @jcon.one conference is really cool to join and talk with fellow developers and share thoughts. Missed the talk? Check the slides, code and more goto.ceesbos.nl/jcon2025

Today I am preparing for #JCON Within two weeks I will be presenting how #OpenTelemetry can help you with your observability challenges. I am looking forward to the conference! @jcon.one

Slide deck for my talk "Making significant software architecture decisions" at the NLKUG meetup tonight:

🧠 Introducing OpenValue's NeuroCoder™! Our revolutionary headband transfers Java expertise directly to your brain in 15 minutes! Watch our video to see how you'll master 37+ frameworks instantly. Side effect: speaking in lambda expressions 😉 youtu.be/P27UaXkK3s4

Meetup time in our Utrecht office! First up: Artem Makarov talking about reverse engineering

Happy Valentine's Day ❤️ They say true love is written in the stars, but at OpenValue, we write it in code. A special Valentine's message that combines our greatest passions: elegant code and the @Java ecosystem. #Java #Love #ValentinesDay

@rustam.no look what I found in the @openvalue.eu Munich office 😉

On my way to Munich for a day with the @iSAQB.bsky.social foundation workgroup and a visit to the @OpenValue.eu Munich team! Less than 6.5 hours with a direct train from Utrecht - not bad!

Looking forward to speak at #OpenValue in #Düsseldorf again…if you are interested, feel free to join and sign up here: Trash Talk - Exploring JVM memory management & Back to basics: Strings in Java meetu.ps/e/NR42R/LYZK... #Java #Community

Next week we are hosting our first event of the year! Are you joining? #JUGNoord #Leeuwarden #Java

Just submitted a couple of proposals for DevBcn - so how about you? 😉 https://buff.ly/3iUel35 #DevBcn

What happens when you mix Spotify Wrapped with a developer's year at OpenValue? 🎵 Watch the video to check out our OpenValue Wrapped 2024! #DeveloperLife #YearInReview

OK, one more.. today wasn’t bad! I've completed "Plutonian Pebbles" - Day 11 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/11 My solution: github.com/bertjan/adve...

I've completed "Hoof It" - Day 10 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/10 My solution: github.com/bertjan/adve... Timewise, this may be the last day I participated this year 😅

1k followers on this new "bird" already.. @bsky.app is taking off!

I was interviewed by the @isaqb.bsky.social about software architecture, communities and more. Watch the video here:

Bert Jan Schrijver on Duke's Corner 05/02/2024 @bjschrijver.dev dukescorner.libsyn.com/bert-jan-sch...

Today I learned about https://buff.ly/46f8iKF: Interactive environments for tech you study, teach or present Got an Ubuntu VM running with a browser interface in just a couple of clicks. Looks useful!

Second talk at the @OpenValue.eu Utrecht meetup: @ceesbos.nl talking about solving issues with OpenTelemetry 👌🏻

Meetup time at the @OpenValue.eu Utrecht office! First up: Jos Roseboom talking about Spring Modulith

I've completed "Mull It Over" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/3 github.com/bertjan/adve...

Just submitted a couple of proposals for @voxxedzurich.bsky.social - how about you? 😉 The call for papers closes today at midnight, so don't wait!

Happy Black Friday! You can get Blog Recorder for 20% off this weekend! blogrecorder.com

Check out the #Jfall 2024 after movie. I appreciate everyone involved in creating this amazing event. Thanks you 🙏 https://buff.ly/498669C @nljug.bsky.social

We're still enjoying the memories of an amazing event! You can check out the J-Fall 2024 photos on our website. jfall.nl/media/ #jfall2024 #nljug #java #photo #pathe

New Meetup: Dec 3rd at OpenValue Utrecht! 📦 Package encapsulation with Spring Modulith - Jos Roseboom 🔍 Solving issues with OpenTelemetry - Cees Bos Free food/drinks & great technical discussions! 17:30 - 21:30 | Few seats left! RSVP: www.meetup.com/openvalue/ev...

Moving from Twitter to Bluesky? Here are a couple of useful tips including migrating posts and people you followed 👌🏻

This is clever. Great work @theo.io 👏 bsky-follow-finder.theo.io

💡 Tip: You can set your website as your username on Bluesky! This is one form of self-verification, and we especially encourage official organizations and brands to do this! Examples include @npr.org @react.dev @duolingobrasil.com.br. Here's our guide for how to do this:

Is it just me or is BlueSky gaining traction over Twitter? 😉

I was terribly nervous to be one of the opening #keynote speakers at J-Fall last week... but it turned out quite well. 😊 Here is a snippet of one of my favorite moments in the talk.💡 It looks great on this video made by @bjschrijver.bsky.social.

It’s a wrap! Thanks to all speakers attendees and the whole team for amazing @jfallconf! #jfall

I don't really keep track of this, but I just saw that my playlist of recorded conference talks contains over 50 recordings with over 200.000 views in total! That's.. more than I expected 😉 Thanks for watching!

These pictures capture the essence of why I speak at conferences. And it's even better when friends join the fun 😆 Thanks @TCoolsIT, @BrianVerm, @JoostenRosanne and others for helping out with my #Devoxx session "Getting started with speaking"! 📷by the amazing @dDoutsiopoulos

Had a great time presenting "Generic or specific? Making sensible software design decisions" for a full room at @Devoxx Belgium today. Missed it? Slides are here:

If you’re doing trunk based development and work remote (or hybrid), how do you do code reviews?

Looks like @nljug @jfallconf sold out in 20 minutes ... #jfall

Sunday mood 👌🏻

Sending out a first batch of speaker notifications for @nljug @jfallconf 2024 now - keep an eye on your mailbox if you submitted a proposal 😉 #jfall

The @nljug @jfallconf call for papers is open for 1 more week and closes on September 1st, end of day (CEST). If you haven't submitted a proposal yet, now is the time!

As you can see, the @nljug @jfallconf program committee is having loads of fun reviewing all your excellent proposals - keep them coming ;-)

Super happy to be back on stage at @Devoxx Belgium this year to present a talk on software design! Hope to see you there 😉

Looks like I'll be back at @Devoxx BE this year to host a BoF session "Getting started with speaking" - awesome!