Dr. Kris De Volder

Experienced tooling engineer and long‑time Spring tools contributor with a background in Eclipse plugins and academic research; works on Spring developer tooling, OpenRewrite recipes, Accelerator and AppAdvisor projects to improve developer experience and migration automation.

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Oct 2, 2025 • 45min

Dr. Kris De Volder on developer tooling for Spring developers

Dr. Kris De Volder, a seasoned tooling engineer and Spring tools contributor, shares his insights into the evolution of developer tooling. He highlights how Eclipse revolutionized IDEs and discusses the role of Spring tooling in enhancing developer experience. Kris dives into his work on OpenRewrite recipes for automating Spring migrations and explains the Accelerator project for standardized templates. He also explores the intersection of AI with tooling, considering its potential as a coding tutor and the implications for developer workflows.

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