A Bootiful Podcast Spring IO founder Sergi Almar on Spring IO 2025
May 22, 2025
In this engaging conversation, Sergi Almar, founder of Spring IO and an influential figure in the Spring community since 2005, shares insights on Spring IO 2025. He discusses the excitement surrounding the transition of the conference to Barcelona and record-breaking registrations. The evolution of application security and new development tools is highlighted, along with the innovative integration of WebAssembly with Java. Almar emphasizes community engagement, the importance of reconnecting with peers, and fostering connections among developers.
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Origin of Spring IO Conference
- Sergi Almar started Spring IO because he loved Spring and was an active community member running Java user groups.
- It began small in Madrid and organically grew into a professional conference showcasing the Spring ecosystem.
Key Speakers at Spring IO 2025
- The 2025 Spring IO conference will feature Rod Johnson and Juergen Hoeller, notable core Spring contributors.
- This year a joint talk with Thomas Wartinger on GraalVM will add exciting developer insight.
Spring IO's Diverse Themes
- AI dominates the conference themes but traditional Spring topics like REST, databases, and security remain crucial.
- Spring Framework 7 will introduce API versioning, a long-requested feature enhancing developer capabilities.