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This is part 2 of the interviews we recorded at the JCON conference earlier this month in Germany. In this episode you get two main topics: Maven and Code Quality. In the first part, you'll hear Karl Heinz Marbaise and Steve Pool about the Maven project, the repository, Sonaytype and the security impact of dependencies. But next to security, we as developers are also responsible for the creation o...

On Tuesday, May 14th, the Foojay Podcast went live at the JCON conference in Cologne, Germany, to talk with speakers and visitors about all things Java. We had so many amazing talks that we will combine them into several podcast episodes in the next weeks. This is part 1! 00:26 Geertjan Wielenga: Founding father of Foojay.io https://www.linkedin.com/in/geertjanwielenga/ 01:18 Markus Kett: Organize...

Once a month, in the Foojay Podcast, we discuss the history of a Java User Group and the people behind it. In this episode, we are in Oberpfalz, Germany, for a particular reason. The organizers of the local JUG are the same people responsible for the JCON conference in Cologne in a few weeks. Let's learn more about the Java community in Germany. Guests Richard Fichtner https://www.linkedin.com/in/...

About one and a half years ago, ChatGPT was launched. The way we search for information and develop software has changed a lot since then as the use of Artificial Intelligence suddenly became a lot easier. What can we expect in the near future, and how can we program AI ourselves with Java? Let's find out... Guests Lize Raes https://www.linkedin.com/in/lize-raes-a8a34110/   https://twitter.com/Liz...

In this podcast, once a month, we discuss the history of a Java User Group and the people behind it. In this episode, I'm leaving the European Union and stepping over the border of Switzerland, the country where the Red Cross was started, and many international institutions have their headquarters. Let's find out if there is also a big Java community... Speakers Patrick Baumgartner https://www.lin...

Last September, we got Java 21, a Long Term Support (LTS) version with eight new big features and seven incubator or preview features. Does Java 22 also bring that much innovation, or is it just a bug-fix release? And what needs to be done to get such a release published on time? Let's find out... Speakers Loïc Mathieu https://www.linkedin.com/in/lo%C3%AFc-mathieu-475b144 https://www.loicmathieu.f...

Once a month in this podcast, we talk about the history of a Java User Group and the people behind it. We have a special group in this episode as we visit the virtual Quarkus Club. This initiative started less than a year ago and is already one of the biggest groups in the world dedicated to Quarkus. Links https://discord.com/invite/NUsVvZp7hs https://www.youtube.com/@QuarkusClub https://github.co...

As a developer we all want to write bug free and high quality code. Writing tests is a crucial part to achieve this. Let’s explore the art of ensuring robust and bug-free code in the Java ecosystem. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting out, there’s a lot you can learn from the experts in this podcast about testing methodologies, tools, and best practices, empowering you to write re...

Once a month in this podcast, we talk about the history of a Java User Group and the people behind it. Today, we are traveling to Cape Town and Johannesburg to learn more about its Java communities. Java User Groups Jozi-JUG https://www.meetup.com/Jozi-JUG/   https://www.youtube.com/@JoziJUG https://twitter.com/jozijug Cape Town Java Community https://www.meetup.com/Cape-Town-Java-Meetup/ https://...

When starting to build a new website, you are facing a major challenge. Which framework should you use? Angular, React, Vue, Svelte? They are all based on JavaScript and can be the right choice depending on your needs. But do you really need one of these frameworks? Why would you not just stick to Java and use one of the many great libraries that are available for it? Guests Martijn Dashorst https...

“Public static void main string array” are the first words everyone sees when they start their first Java Hello World experiments. Some teachers explain them, while others say you will understand each word later. Is this a problem to attract more Java developers? And how can we make the Java language more attractive for newbies? Let’s ask some experts… Guests Elvira van der Ven https://www.linkedi...

Once a month in this podcast, we talk about the history of a Java User Group and the people behind it. Today, we are traveling to the Dominican Republic to learn more about the country and its Java community. Guests Brayan Muñoz Vargas https://twitter.com/Brayanmnz_ https://www.linkedin.com/in/brayanmnz/ Eudris Cabrera Rodriguez https://twitter.com/eudriscabrera https://www.linkedin.com/in/eudrisc...

Java was born in 1995, when the internet as we know it today, didn’t exist yet. Cloud servers, Docker, Kubernetes, distributed systems, scaling up and down,… These things are now part of our daily job, but Java wasn’t originally designed for it. In this episode, we want to learn if the recent evolutions in OpenJDK, and ongoing related projects, will make Java a full Cloud member. Guests Grace Jans...

Check the previous Foojay Podcasts for the first three parts of our J-Fall report. That one-day conference in the Netherlands in November was packed with amazing sessions. In this episode, you’ll get the remaining interviews we made that day. And as they say, last but not least, again, we have some fascinating insights for you into Java and its evolutions. 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Maurice Naftalin...

In Episodes 33 and 34 of the Foojay Podcast, you got the first two parts of our JFall Report. But on that single-day conference, we had many more interesting interviews, so this is part 3! Later, we will talk about JOOQ, Desktop Applications, and Security. But first… Maven. It’s one of the most used tools in Java development, and we can learn a lot from different experts who joined me for an inter...

Once a month in this podcast, we talk about the history of a Java User Group and the people behind it. Today, we are traveling to Dublin to learn more about its Java community. Links https://dubjug.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8513472/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/dubjug/ https://twitter.com/dubjug https://www.youtube.com/@dubjug/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 Guest: Barry Alistair ht...

On November 9th, we had several interviews with the speakers and guests at the J-Fall conference in the Netherlands. Last week , in episode 33 of the Foojay Podcast, you could hear discussions about the evolution of Java towards the cloud and sustainability. In this part, we will touch on various topics related to the developers' lives. 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Elien Callens and Tom Cools: Leaving...

A few months ago, we asked the J-Fall organization team if a Foojay Broadcast Room would be a good idea. And they said yes, so suddenly we found ourselves in the middle of the entrance of the Pathé cinema in Ede in the Netherlands, with a camera and microphones. During the day, we had a lot of exciting talks. There are way too many to fit in one podcast, so in the following weeks, you will get dif...

Once a month we talk about the history of a JUG and the people behind it. Today we travel to the Philippines. A new generation of developers has taken over the organization of the JUG. And in addition, they are also involved in the organization of the Softcon conference. Let's talk about the history and future of the Java community in the Philippines. Guests Tristan Mahinay https://twitter.com/ph_...

The first week of October, the 20th edition of Devoxx took place in Antwerp, Belgium. Over 3000 Java developers, speakers, and enthusiasts gathered to share their knowledge and learn from each other. I got the opportunity to walk around with a microphone and talk to visitors and speakers. Not all of them, as there were just too many people and too many exciting sessions happening simultaneously. A...

On September 12th, I was invited to speak at the Utrecht JUG together with Hanno Embrechts. That was an ideal moment to grab my camera and microphones to interview the organisers and some of the guests. So this is a bit a special edition of the Foojay Podcast as it’s also available with video! An experiment that brought me great pleasure. I hope you like it too! So … let’s time travel and get back...

Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT are the talk of the town. Every conference has several talks about these technologies, and on Foojay, you can find multiple posts about it. In this podcast, we want to take a look at it from the Java point of view. How can we use AI in Java programs or our job as a developer? Guests Zoran Sevarac https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoran-sevarac-phd-49a9a411/ https://fo...

Since 2018, we get a new version of Java every 6 months. And version 21, released this month, will be a long-term support version that can be used for many years. It also brings a lot of new features and improvements in both the language and the runtime. Actually, there are so many that we’ll probably not get all of them discussed in this podcast! Let’s see what our experts find the most important...

Since December last year, the Foojay podcast virtually visited a Java User Group monthly. This journey has already brought us to many places around the world. And this time, we are in Chicago to learn from the Java and Kotlin user groups. Guests Mary Grygleski https://foojay.social/@mgrygles https://twitter.com/mgrygles John Burns https://bigshoulders.city/@wakingrufus https://twitter.com/wakingru...

As developers, we like to automate the boring parts of our job. This automation includes the source control system, build pipelines, and code analysis tools. In recent decades, we have seen evolutions from CVS to Subversion to Git. Is this the endpoint? Did we find the holy grail in version control? Or what evolutions are waiting for us? Let’s find out together with these fantastic guests… Guests...