☕️☕️🥳🥳🎉🎉🥳🥳☕️☕️ My sincerest thanks to the entire #Java community for making 2025 so memorable. Your participation ensured that Java remained vibrant. Here's to an even more vivid 2026! Please read my article of appreciation: www.linkedin.com/pulse/farewe... ☕️☕️🥳🥳🎉🎉🥳🥳☕️☕️

Farewell to the mathematical year of 2025: -2025, itself is a square: 45 x 45 = 2025 -It's a product of two squares: 9² x 5² = 2025 -It’s the sum of three squares: 40²+ 20²+5²= 2025 -It's the sum of of all the single digits to the power of 3: 1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+ 6³+7³+8³+9³= 2025

Thank you @sharatchander.bsky.social, Jim, and the Java Devrel Team! :)

If you raved like me in the 90s, this was our anthem. Still hits hard…30 years strong today! #RaveOn youtu.be/XiMrrleH_hI?...

I had this cooking for a while - you pushed me over the edge: xam.dk/blog/lets-ma... :)

TFW after upgrading from #Java 8 to Java 25.

🎵Splish splash, I was takin’ a bath…🎵

Where am I?

Parels voor de zwijnen werpen 🇳🇱

Donner de la confiture aux cochons 🇫🇷 Jam, not pearls.

Perlen vor die Säue werfen.

Ok, folks… Time to share what’s on your 2026 bingo cards…GO!

I learned a Polish 🇵🇱 saying today from my good friend @piotrprz.bsky.social… “There's no point in throwing pearls to pigs." I think I found my new 2026 mantra.

“You’re stealing my prompts!” Oh…the irony. No honor amongst thieves, I suppose. (Original post on Twitter by <at>kmcnam1)

Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄🫶

🎄🎄☃️☃️❄️❄️☃️☃️🎄🎄 Happy Holidays! 🎄🎄☃️☃️❄️❄️☃️☃️🎄🎄 #DadJokes

Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.

☕️☕️🥳🥳🎂🎂🥳🥳☕️☕️ Belated Birthday Wishes, @evanchooly.bsky.social! The #Java community continues to remain vibrant with your active participation and assistance to help developers advance their skills. Enjoy any leftover cake! ☕️☕️🥳🥳🎂🎂🥳🥳☕️☕️

Thanks a lot!

Congratulations to @langchain4j.dev for hitting 10K ⭐️ on #GitHub! You can learn more about #Java, #langchain4j, and #AI at #JavaOne 2026! Register now while there's still space: javaone.com

Duke's Corner Podcast with Chris Hermansen, a data analyst, developer, and consultant on the technical features in Java, developer creativity, career advice for students, and the use of Java in real world applications such as forestry. #java dukescorner.libsyn.com/site/chris-h...

You should check this out! Even if you can't make it, you should follow the event and the announcements!

☕️☕️🥳🥳🎂🎂🥳🥳☕️☕️ Happy Birthday @bercut2000.bsky.social. Your multi-decade leadership in the #Java community is worthy of recognition. Thx for contributing to @jprimeconf.bsky.social, the Bulgarian #JavaUserGroup 🇧🇬, and many more ecosystem programs. Enjoy your cake day! ☕️☕️🥳🥳🎂🎂🥳🥳☕️☕️

#Java peers...NOW is the time to sign up for #JavaOne! ☕️ Register now to save your seat: javaone.com ☕️ Check out the content catalog: reg.rf.oracle.com/flow/oracle/... ☕️ Review the keynotes: oracle.com/javaone/keyn... Image

☕️☕️🥳🥳🎂🎂🥳🥳☕️☕️ Happy Birthday @jbaru.ch ☕️☕️🥳🥳🎂🎂🥳🥳☕️☕️ Thx for helping elevate the #Java community in your own unique style! Appreciate you reviving the Nashville Java User Group! Enjoy your cake day!

I have been to many #JavaOne conferences, but last year's was one of my favorites. Don't miss this chance to attend this year's conference, mingle with other Java developers and users and hear some great talks that are being lined up.

☕️☕️🥳🥳🎂🎂🥳🥳☕️☕️ Happy Birthday @heinzkabutz.com ☕️☕️🥳🥳🎂🎂🥳🥳☕️☕️ You've been a strong supporters of the #Java community for multiple decades. Your teaching & coaching has lifted many up helping them reach their summit! Enjoy your cake day!

Who do I see on the #JavaOne 2026 website? I see @maritvandijk.bsky.social @horstmann.com @lizeraes.bsky.social & @jimgris.bsky.social. Registration is open! Sign up now to engage with #Java experts from around the world (March 17-19)! ➡️ javaone.com

Can’t wait to see y’all there! #Java #JavaOne

I will certainly not miss this one! Last edition was a blast, I expect even more for this one!

Yee-haw 🥳 That’s huge, I was accepted to speak at JavaOne next year again! Thanks a lot to the content team around @sharatchander.bsky.social #JavaOne

🚨Announcement!🚨 #Java peers, registration is now open for the 2026 #JavaOne conference (Mar 17-19). Don't wait, sign up now to reserve your seat ➡️ social.ora.cl/60117vBFh

My sincerest thanks to this year's #JavaOne program committee who helped assess CfP submissions; folks like @richard.fichtner.dev @jeanneboyarsky.bsky.social @cguntur.bsky.social @frankgreco.bsky.social @malagupta.bsky.social @mayers.io @matkar.bsky.social @dlemmermann.bsky.social & @danvega.dev!

☕️☕️🥳🥳🎂🎂🥳🥳☕️☕️ Happy Birthday @hansolo.eu ☕️☕️🥳🥳🎂🎂🥳🥳☕️☕️ Thanks for being such an important contributor in the #Java community. I appreciate how much personal time you take to ensure we're all connected! Enjoy your cake day!

#Java peers...worthwhile @dukescorner.bsky.social by Jim Grisanzio. Interview with @barryburd.bsky.social on what makes #Java great, such as the value of #JavaUserGroups. Have a listen! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

And so it begins… 🎄❄️🎁🎉🎊🎅🏽

Post-Thanksgiving #DadJokes

And it’s finally done!!!

Thank you, Shar ❣️ Happy Thanksgiving!

Last in person talk of the year: speaking at @jugnoord.bsky.social with @ammbra1508.bsky.social

Bacon 🥓 lamination complete. Now, 5 hours of slow cooking at 350.

This is the “before” picture of today’s bacon-wrapped turkey.

On this day of thanks, I’d like to praise a few #Java community peers who’ve made this personally challenging year for me a bit easier @piotrprz.bsky.social @maritvandijk.bsky.social @richard.fichtner.dev @johanhutting.bsky.social @mayers.io @prpatel.dev @heinzkabutz.com I appreciate all of ya!

Someone won’t share the tv remote.

867-5309 is not doxxing Jenny.

Hear me out… Butter chicken mac & cheese.

“Shar, you’re so weird.” Yes. Yes, I am.

As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.