Spring Office Hours S4E23 - Bootiful Spring with Josh Long
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Aug 19, 2025 
In this episode, Josh Long, a Spring Developer Advocate, shares his insights on the exciting future of Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4. He elaborates on the benefits of the Bean registrar mechanism and discusses the innovations brought by Spring AI. The conversation touches on the use of Cloud Code for upgrading Java versions and the growing importance of community engagement ahead of the Spring One conference. Listeners will also appreciate tips on coding efficiency and the evolution of Java, making this a must-listen for developers!
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How Josh Found Spring And Advocacy
- Josh Long described how he discovered Spring by using JDBC template and sending patches back to the project.
- He accepted a developer advocate role after initially declining and learned the job on the fly.
What A Developer Advocate Actually Does
- Do combine technical knowledge with communication skills to be an effective developer advocate.
- Work across projects, create content, and relay community feedback to engineering teams.
Live Coding As Proof Of Productivity
- Josh argues live coding proves software quality and developer productivity.
- He uses live demos to show Spring Boot's speed and that useful apps can be built quickly on stage.