Upgrading mission-critical apps used to be costly and slow. With #ai coding tools and senior expertise, it doesn't have to be. If your frontend uses deprecated tech with business logic embedded, you may need help choosing the best path and executing it. virtua.tech/services/ric...

#Vidocq: New #JakartaEE and #MicroProfile implementation, generated by #agents, seeded by mature specifications, validated by TCKs. vidocq.dev/posts/the-st... #java Exciting times!

In addition to green field development, at virtua.tech we have been doing a lot of #Java #modernization recently. If you or a loved one is still using #RichFaces, which was discontinued 10 years ago, we can help! virtua.tech/services/ric... #jsf #jakartaee #javaee #primefaces

Anyone out there tried #OpenHands (github.com/OpenHands/Op...)?

Even though I primarily use #ClaudeCode, I use multiple coding agents. One of my favorites is #ampcode (ampcode.com ) from #sourcegraph. I've been following them since their initial coding assistant, Cody. The future belongs to agents that don't tie you to specific frontier models.

Finished another #gtd weekly·ish review...I skipped last week, so I was pleased to see I didn’t miss any important emails or lose track of any projects. I did, however, close a few projects that had one or two lingering, unimportant tasks. Sometimes it’s better to just move on…

Wow, this #AI #IntelliJ plugin was way before its time... 2016! plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9203-...

I'd love to see an #mcp server for #Nozbe (nozbe.com; my task manager). I've been a loyal user for over a decade; we use it at virtua.tech, I use it for my personal tasks, and I finally got my wife to start using it. There's a treasure trove of data I want my agents to access....

Glad to be back on the bandwagon with another #gtd weekly review. This week I worked on cleaning out my email inbox in addition to reviewing projects and my calendar. I miss inbox zero, but I will get back there eventually… #nozbe

I skipped a couple of weeks, but today I finished another #gtd weekly-ish review. This was my first time at a park this year, and I'm so glad I went. I found an important missed email and added/closed some projects. Most importantly, I realized I hadn't lost track of anything. #nozbe

It's interesting that we're moving from building software to building systems that build software. I wonder how long it'll be before we build systems that build systems that build software.

Working with @AWS has been one of my best uses of #coding_agents. They've helped check services, verify deployments, find root causes and write CDK code; they are AWS CLI experts. They even pointed me to the #AWS_Chatbot when I asked how to push alerts to #Slack. aws.amazon.com/chatbot/?nc2...

The more I use Agent-to-Agent (#A2A), the more I like it. The spec is well thought out and #Quarkus/#Java integration is excellent. I’m excited for SDK 1.0 with protobuf. Kicker: it’s not just for #agents — it works for self-describing services running long tasks. a2a-protocol.org/latest/ #AI

#80: We're joined by magician, software architect, and YouTuber Michael Carducci! We discuss #IBM buying #Confluent, job market, #agent #skills, #JakartaEE 12, #omnihai, #openrouter, #gastown, #java 26, #kotlin 2.3, #Oracle 26a, Michael's show #DevRandomTV and more! www.pubhouse.net/podcast/stac...

Curious about how web applications have changed over time? If so, come to @dev2next in October to see me deliver From Mosaic to Modern: The Evolution of Web App Architectures. Together, we can understand how the future is often a reinvention of the past. www.dev2next.com

The May newsletter has been sent so check out the latest cool Quarkus articles and videos. quarkus.io/blog/quarkus... Sign up to get it delivered to your inbox. Make sure you also whitelist "[email protected]" to sure your email client doesn't mark it as spam."

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Great read. And something all of us who consume tokens should keep in mind... the honeymoon is almost over. www.thestateofbrand.com/news/ai-subs...

When I review code, exception handling often needs attention for humans, and now for agents. That's why my talk "Expect the Unexpected: Handling Exceptions in Enterprise Applications" is more relevant now than when I first gave it 12 years ago. Come see it at www.dev2next.com this October in CO!

One of my favorite (relatively) recent #Java features is use of the underscore for unused variables. It lets developers and agents avoid using senseless one-letter variable names (at least in this case), and makes it clear there is no intent to use the variable. See docs.oracle.com/en/java/java....

One thing I've always used #LLMs for is generating utility scripts. Back in the "ChatGPT is amazing!" days, I used them to help me write bash scripts because I'd always forget the syntax. Now, I use them to generate full-blown scripts, but more often I'm using #Java and #JBang (www.jbang.dev ). #ai

Finished another weekly review. This week I performed a mind weep, which useful for determine new, existing, or forgotten projects. If you're interested, here's a guide: gettingthingsdone.com/wp-content/u... . After doing I mind sweep, I usually add or update tasks and projects. #gtd

Finished another weekly #gtd review. Now that it's Spring, I've been doing then outside. Takeway: I have too many stalled projects (project = thing that requires more than one step to complete). I remind myself that devoting small, consistent time beats waiting for big pockets of time.

So I've been working with #Claude Code a lot (and other coding agents). Working on a #Quarkus agent that uses an LLM for importing sessions into SpeakerTrax. This was a funny exchange. #java #ai

Wohoo! Completed a short weekly review (makeup for Friday, since I was recording the Stackd Podcast on Friday). No big insights this time, except that once you're in the weekly rhythm, you really start to feel in control. #gtd

Looking forward to speaking at the local RVA JUG tonight! Modernizing the Mission Critical with #OpenRewrite and #AI meetu.ps/e/PTqzv/7Y1c... #java

Finished another weekly·ish review. It was nice reflecting on last week: spoke at the wonderful #ArcOfAI conference, saw the woman who hired me for my first “real” programming job for the first time in over 20 years, and launched the limited speakertrax.com beta. #gtd

Leg 2: Charlotte -> Richmond.

On the ground in Richmond.

Goodbye Austin + #ArcOfAI! Leg 1: Austin -> Charlotte.

At the airport leaving #ArcOfAI. As always, it’s a wonderful, welcoming conference with smart people doing interesting things. I learn so much from both the speakers and attendees. And having free student passes was a great way to help students navigate these disruptive times. #ai

Thanks to everyone who attended my Demystifying Agent System Protocols session at #ArcOfAI today! The audience was attentive and engaging, which is awesome. The slides are on the conference web site and here: kitomann.com#/sessions/62....

On the ground in Austin. Looking forward to #ArcOfAI tomorrow!

Leg 2: Charlotte -> Austin for #ArcOfAI!

On the plane for #ArcOfAI! First leg: Richmond -> Charlotte.

Finished another weekly·ish review...stayed home this time and skipped email processing (usually a huge time sync, even though it's a good thing to do). I sometimes wonder if all the people I say "I just remembered X..." to during a weekly review realize the root cause.of my recollection... #gtd

I was recently on Code Remix Weekly (www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygZy...), where Tim te Beek mentioned conductor.build for multi-coding-agent orchestration. I poked around and found emdash.sh and #JetBrains air.dev too. What are other folks using? #ai #claudecode #codex

Nice!!!

Finally! #79 has dropped! @kitomann.bsky.social, @dhinojosa.bsky.social, and Josh discuss #JakartaEE 12, #Java concurrency, #AI's impact, #NVIDIA, #Azul, #Payara, #IntelliJ, #Claude Code, #Kiro, #Brokk, #Quarkus, and more! www.pubhouse.net/podcast/stac...

I've been working with some data lately, and I'm impressed with how useful the built-in #JetBrains #IntelliJ CSV editor is. I hadn't really used it before until recently.

Finished another weekly review! So glad to be back into the routine.. really helps me keep track of all of my projects (a project is just anything that requires more than a couple steps to complete). #gtd

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Wohoo! Another weekly review completed. #gtd

I was just reviewing overlayfactsheet.com/en/, which explains that accessibility overlays don't work. One benefit of #ai code generation is that it's now cheaper to make a site accessible from day 1. Remember this when you're using agents to build UIs -- (see www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/q...). #a11y

I took advantage of the upper-70-degree weather in VA today and did my weekly review (and work day) mostly outside. Slowly getting back into the review habit; it always uncovers stalled projects/tasks! #gtd

It's certainly time; and there's not a whole lot of time left. techcrunch.com/2026/03/07/a...

Thanks to everyone who attended my talk "From Mosaic to Modern: The Evolution of Web App Architectures" at #confoo last week. It's important that as an industry we understand where we have been so that we know where we should or should not go in the future. PDF here:

Leg 2: Philly -> Richmond.

Leaving Montreal after a great week at #confoo! Special thanks to Ken Fogel for being a wonderful tour guide yesterday! Let 1: Montreal -> Philly.

Thanks to everyone who attended my #GraphQL Distilled talk at #Confoo! I added a last minute demo showing how Claude Code can easily work with GraphQL since the schema is discoverable and error handling is standardized. Slides here: virtua.tech/slides/graph.... #java #microprofile #javascript