You aren't starting from zero. A career is cumulative. If you managed a hospital, use that domain knowledge while learning Java. Recruiters value the "why" over the "how." Don't hide your past; use it as your edge. #CareerTransition #TechJobs #Networking #BusinessTech

Mark your calendar for JakartaOne Livestream on Dec 1, 2026! ☕️ Discover the future of Jakarta EE and cloud native tech from top industry experts. Essential for devs and tech leaders. Thanks Ivar Grimstad for sharing! #JakartaEE #Java #CloudNative #JakartaOne

Market is on Hard Mode. AI generates code, but you must understand it. Grind fundamentals like algorithms now. Visibility is key: share what you learn to become a reference. If no one knows what you study, no one is calling. #Java #CareerTips #Learning #TechCareer

How do you start building Java applications with AI properly? ☕️🤖 New Asking a Java Champion with @simas_ch is live now! We’re breaking down the right way to integrate AI into your workflow. 📺 Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxQAo2l0C-U #Java #AI #SoftwareEngineering #AJC

Reduce your infra costs with OpenTelemetry! 💸 New Out of the Box Developer episode with Domenico Schettini Filho is live. Learn how sampling can save your budget. 📺 Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWkcE2sCXus #OpenTelemetry #OotBD #DevOps #Cloud

Java + AI is the future, but how do you build it properly? ☕️ Tomorrow on Asking a Java Champion, Simon Martinelli shares the roadmap for starting your AI integration the right way. 🔔 Watch Monday: youtube.com/@lgsreal #Java #AI #SoftwareEngineering #AJC

TDC Summit SP wrap! 🚀 Highlights: AI talks, mentoring, and a podcast with Elder Moraes. Takeaway: Sharing what you know, even 5 mins a day, builds authority. Get involved in the community; it transforms your career! 🌐 #TDC #AI #TechCommunity #SoftwareEngineering #CareerGrowth

São Paulo: Ready to build with Devin and Windsurf? 🤖🚀 Tomorrow (4/25) is the Hackathon Cognition! Hands-on AI agent competition, networking with top builders, and 30 days of free access to the future of coding. 📅 Sat, April 25 | 10:00 🔗 Register here: https://luma.com/cognition-hack-sp

I’ll be joining the Brasil JUG Community (@devsjava) Group Mentorship this Friday (Apr 24, 8pm BRT) 🇧🇷 Learn, share, and grow with other devs. 📅 https://calendar.app.google/A1xungDgD5fYv6XG9 Submit your question in advance: https://bit.ly/4cvorko See you there 🚀 #Java #BrasilJUG #Men

Consistency beats intensity. Tonight at 8 PM (BRT), I’m leading the 4th Oracle ACE mentorship session! We’re diving into building long-term visibility, planning your content roadmap, and turning daily work into impact. Interested in joining the group? Send me a DM! 📥

Java Certifications: Are they worth the grind in 2026? 📜☕️ I’m live with the legendary Jeanne Boyarsky to discuss if certs still matter for Seniors and which level actually helps your career. 📺 Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj6dPK9hJEs #Java #Java#JavaCertification #CareerGrowth #AJ

Is a Java Certification worth the grind in 2026? Tomorrow on Asking a Java Champion, Jeanne Boyarski joins me to discuss if certifications still matter for Seniors and which level is right for you. 🔔 Dropping Monday at: youtube.com/@lgsreal #Java #Java#JavaCertification #CareerGrowth #AJC

Next week, I’ll be at TDC Summit São Paulo, giving a mentoring session on how to build your career as a developer with visibility in the community. Don’t miss it! More info: t.ly/2uY0l #TDC #CareerGrowth #Visibility #DevLife #TechEvents

Stop polling, start reacting! 🛑 Tomorrow at 03:00 PM (UTC-3), I’m hosting a SouJava Live with @hectorvent. We’re diving into reactive systems and how to transform the way we interact with data persistence. 📺 Join us live on the SouJava YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFNitm6yd

Another great @soujava meetup yesterday! Hosted and presented with Bruno Souza what we shared at the JCP EC Meeting + a JavaOne recap with the community. Great to see everyone engaged! 📸 https://souj.org/abr26-fotos #Java #SouJava #Java#SouJava#JavaOne #DevCommunity

Last Saturday at DevConverge in Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 More than a tech event: 100+ people, AI & DevOps, and pure human connection. Different countries, same mindset. Community isn't about competition, it’s convergence. #SouJava #CommunityBuilding #Oracle

DevConverge is back in Buenos Aires on April 11! 🇦🇷🚀 We’re moving beyond code to focus on AI in production. 🔹 DevOps & AI 🔹 AI Agents + Blockchain 🔹 Modern Java + AI 🔹 Automation with n8n 🔗 Join us: https://luma.com/tuzi30gx #DevConverge #AI #Java #DevOps #BuenosAires #Tech

The AI-First IDE Landscape in 2026 (new article) An honest comparison of Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, Google Antigravity, TRAE, IBM Bob, Zed & Void, pricing, privacy, and which free tier is actually worth it. 👉 https://lgsreal.substack.com/p/the-ai-first-ide-landscape-in-2026 #Java #AI

Java devs working with AWS — this is for you. Floci is a lightweight AWS emulator built with Quarkus. Open source, community-driven, and a great way to get involved. Check it out: https://github.com/hectorvent/floci cc: @hectorvent @fred_pena #Java #AWS #OpenSource #Quarkus #DevCommunity

Is Java ready for the AI era? The new Asking a Java Champion is LIVE! I sat down with Mary Grygleski in Chicago’s Chinatown to discuss the relationship between AI and the Java community. 📺 Watch the full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmeH0pCbA94 #Java #AI #Java#AI#JavaChampion

AI + Java Community : What’s the connection? 🚀 Tomorrow on Asking a Java Champion, @mgrygles joins us to break it all down. Filmed in Chicago’s Chinatown, this is an episode you don’t want to miss! 🔔 Dropping Monday at: https://www.youtube.com/@lgsreal/featured #Java #AI #Java#AI#JavaChampions #Chi

Career question: small fish in a big pond, or a big fish in a small one? 🐟 Don’t just climb a crowded mountain. Build your own. Find your unique set of skills and the sweet spot where your strengths create the most value. Inspired by a conversation with @yanaga and @brjavaman. #Career #Tech

Hosted “Founders in Motion” with @AICollectiveCo – São Paulo at FIAP. Room full of builders. One insight: AI lowered the barrier to startups. We’re launching Founders Academy → idea to investor-ready. Got an idea? Build it with us. Events: https://luma.com/user/aicollective DM for WhatsAp

Last week we joined the SouJava meeting directly from JavaOne! Great conversation about event highlights, AI, and careers with amazing guests from the Java community. Check it out: https://souj.org/mar26-live #Java #JavaOne #SouJava #Java#JavaOne#SouJava#JavaChampions #AI #SoftwareEngineering #Tech

Behind the scenes of TDC! New episode with Yara Mascarenhas, CEO and Co-founder of The Developer's Conference, is live on the Out Of The Box Developer channel. 📺 Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bX07BuNznE #TDC #TechCommunity #DeveloperConference #Java #Community

New episode of Asking a Java Champion is LIVE! 🚀 I caught up Ivar Grimstad to discuss: How can you start contributing to open source? 📺 Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc4y6v9zLA4 #Java #OpenSource #Java#OpenSource#JavaChampions

How do you start contributing to Open Source? 🚀 Tomorrow, Ivar Grimstad joins me for a new episode of Asking a Java Champion to answer exactly that! Don't miss this deep dive into the heart of the community. 🔔 Tomorrow on YouTube: youtube.com/@lgsreal #Java #OpenSource #Java#OpenSource#JavaChampions #Te

Attended my first JCP Executive Committee meeting! ☕️ Honored to guide Java's evolution alongside industry leaders. Presented updates on Brazilian JUGs with @brjavaman, highlighting university outreach for the #JavaInEducation group. Shaping the future. 🚀 #JCP#Java#Java #Java#JavaOne

Final day at #JavaOne! Highlights: 30 yrs of Java 🎂 AI is now a daily dev tool 🤖 Startups pick Java to scale 📈 @brjavaman repping SouJava 🇧🇷 Meeting @BrianGoetz and the architects was the perfect finale. #JavaOne#JavaOne2026 #SoftwareEngineering

#JavaOne#JavaDay 2 highlights: Met the legends @venkat_s, @CGuntur, and @eMalaGupta! (📸 @RaphaelDeLio) Live session with SouJava discussing Java, AI, and Open Source. Played with The Nullpointers at the official dinner! Thanks @frankgreco for the invite. 🎸 #Java #Java#JavaChampions

Real opportunities start with real connections. Events like #JavaOne prove it. 🤝 #Java26 announced! Microsoft’s Copilot demo for legacy systems was mind-blowing. Coordinating the Mentorship Hub with @brjavaman. 🤫 Spoiler: I'm playing tonight with The Nullpointers! #JavaOne#Java26#JavaOne2026#Java#Java#Java#Java

Pre-event at #JavaOne was packed! 🚀 Participated in the Luminaries and Educators Summits, visited the DTECH school, and just finished the Speaker Dinner. Great to connect with so many legends. Ready for Day 1, let's go! ☕️ #Java #JavaOne#Java#Java#Java#JavaOne2026 #SoftwareDevelopment

Back to the roots! 🖥️ Checking out the Computer History Museum. From the early days of Sun Microsystems to the birth of the web, it's amazing to see the foundations of our industry in person. #ComputerHistory #Java #SoftwareEngineering #CHM

How Can AI Improve Teaching and Learning? 🤖 New "Ask a Java Champion" with Barry Burt is now live! 🔗 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KInmBFjsUc #Java #AJC #AI #Education #Learning

Huge news! 🚨 My mentoring session "Grow Your Dev Career Building Visibility in the Java Community" was accepted for #JavaOne#Java 🎉 Honored to be part of the speaker lineup for the world’s premier Java event. See you there! 🔗 https://luizreal.com/javaone26 #Java #OracleACE

“How can I influence people?” 🎤 At the Chicago meetup w/ @brjavaman & @mgrygles, my answer was: Influence starts with visibility. 🚀 Build it by showing up & sharing. It led me to an MBA course with 3x higher compensation! 📈 Get my free ebook: https://luizreal.com/3-actions

How committed are you? 🚀 Yesterday in Philly, I chose both: attending the JUG (gave a lightning talk w/ @brjavaman) AND teaching my online class. Comfort is easy. Commitment creates opportunities. My ebook: https://luizreal.com/3-actions #Java #PhillyJUG #Career

The Java Community is the best place to build real relationships! 🚀 Great insights from the JUG Leaders Summit at Devnexus with @brjavaman. From AI to community engagement, the goal is clear: making JUGs the best place to learn and grow. Find a JUG and join us! ✨ #Java

Great night yesterday at Garden State JAVA User Group in NJ! Had a blast presenting about Refactoring with @brjavaman. From Devnexus straight to the heart of the community. Thanks for the invite, GSJUG! ☕️ #Java #Refactoring

What is Digital Reborn and how does it connect to AI? 🤖 New "Ask a Java Champion" with @vsenger! We explore the intersection of AI, hardware, and the future of technology. Don't miss this one. 🔗 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQB8EhtTbYk #Java #AI #DigitalReborn

Tomorrow morning: A new "Ask a Java Champion" is coming! 🎙️ I sat down with @siliconvini to discuss Digital Reborn and its deep connection to the AI revolution. If you're looking for a fresh take on the future of tech, you won't want to miss this. Get ready! ☕️🚀 #Java #AI

Honored to host mentorship sessions at #Devnexus! 🚀 If you want to grow your Java career and gain visibility, I’ve put together a free practical ebook for you. 🔗 Get it here: http://luizreal.com/3-actions #Java #OracleACE

Honored to be a speaker at #Devnexus! Yesterday I had a great chat w/ @barryburd about teaching & JUGs. He even gifted me his signed book—truly touched by the gesture. Thanks, Barry! See you at Garden State JUG, NJ! 🍑☕️ #Java #OracleACE

Honored to be a speaker at #Devnexus 2026! 🚀 Grateful for the opportunity to share and connect with this amazing group: @emmagr77, @rodrigograciano, @BrianVerm, @ivar_grimstad, @RMehmandarov, Brayan Muñoz & David Vlijmincx. Thank you for the warm welcome, Atlanta!

Devnexus 2026 starts today! 🚀 Proud to represent the @OracleACE community alongside this incredible lineup of experts: @emmagr77, @rodrigograciano, @BrianVerm, @ivar_grimstad, @RMehmandarov, Brayan Muñoz & David Vlijmincx. See you in Atlanta! #Devnexus #Java #OracleACE

Do you really understand how Java versions, OpenJDK, JEPs and JSRs connect? @CsillaSzanto created j-Universe — a powerful visual “scrollytelling” map of the Java ecosystem. Perfect for JUGs and educators 🌐 Explore: https://juniverse.szanto.swiss/ 🎙 Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/live/J6Kro5

Want to see how Java evolved, feature by feature? ☕️ @brunoborges built an amazing site that shows Java language changes side by side—perfect for students and devs modernizing legacy apps. Check it out: 🔗 https://javaevolved.github.io #Java #SoftwareEngineering #Java#SoftwareEngineering#JavaEvolved

Want to scale intelligent systems with Virtual Threads + LangChain4j? Build scalable Java architectures? Understand AI’s impact on Java developers? We covered all that at Coders.jar Tech Summit in Santos. Watch it here: https://souj.org/codersjar26 #Java #Java#JavaDeveloper #AI

Great vibes at FIAP for the Windsurf & Devin Meetup! High-level networking and live demos of AI agents in action. AI is moving fast—staying ahead is the only way. #AI #Devin #Windsurf #FIAP

This Saturday in Santos! 🌊 I’m excited to mediate the "AI & Java" panel at Coders & Jar Tech Summit BS. Honored to share the stage with @juarezjunior, Rafael Melo, Simone Pinheiro & Rodrigo Bamondes. 🚀 Last tickets here: 🔗 https://www.sympla.com.br/evento/coders-jar-tech-summit-bs-2026/329841