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Building Immutable Release Pipelines with Hashgraph

May 25, 2025
Richard Bair, a Hashgraph expert and former Oracle employee, shares his insights on innovative blockchain applications for enterprise. He discusses the potential of Hashgraph to create immutable release pipelines, enhancing software supply chain verification. The conversation also explores the dynamics of live demos at Java events, the benefits of using mirror nodes for data queries, and how decentralized systems can improve compliance through transparent auditing. Bair highlights the exciting future of Java and Hashgraph technologies in the software industry.
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ANECDOTE

Live JavaOne Demo Stories

  • Richard Bair shared stories about building live demos for JavaOne keynotes with James Gosling from 2005 to 2013.
  • He emphasized that all demos were live, unscripted, and involved overcoming failures like unexpected laptop crashes on stage.
ADVICE

Record Immutable Events On Ledger

  • Record immutable events or documents on a blockchain ledger for enterprises to prove actions or existence.
  • Use hash data to attest the state at a given time, storing metadata under the 2KB message size limit.
ADVICE

Use SDK for Blockchain Messaging

  • Use the Hedera SDK to create topics and submit signed messages to the network without owning a node.
  • Validate transactions with cryptographic proofs your submission reached consensus, useful for audits.
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