A Bootiful Podcast

Richard Fichtner, who runs Java consultancy XDev and builds Java tooling like the music-maven-plugin, chats about his path from game tinkering to tooling. He shares stories about the music-maven-plugin, Spotify integration and prank uses. He also talks about running J-Con and creating Java educational software for Bavarian schools.

hi, Spring fans! In this installment I have the privilege of talking to Jetbrains legend Marco Behler

Billy Korando, Java Developer Advocate at Oracle, talks Java language features and the platform's future. Conversation covers Project Loom and virtual threads, Valhalla and value types, Project Panama for native interop, AI-related JVM work, release cadence and Spring support, and what to expect at Java 1. Short, sharp, and full of Java-forward energy.

Hi, Spring and IntelliJ IDEA fans! This week we celebrate 25 years of Jetbrains IntelliJ IDEA, and who better to talk to us about its evolution than Dmitry Jemerov, whose been a contributor and developer for the project since 2003!

Join Jonatan Ivanov, an observability expert and Micrometer contributor, as he dives into the fascinating world of JVM metrics and tracing. He discusses Micrometer's evolution into an observability powerhouse and its seamless integration with Spring Boot. Explore the powerful features of tracing, including the intricacies of OpenTelemetry and real-world applications. Jonatan also shares insights on configuring OTLP endpoints, utilizing the Observation API, and how these tools help visualize system behaviors. Don't miss his tips on the best practices for effective monitoring!

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, I have the privilege of sitting down and talking to the legendary Rob Winch, lead of Spring Security, Spring Session, and the amazing Testjars project.

In this episode, I talk with Mark Thomas, the legendary and highly prolific committer to Apache Tomcat. Happy New Year!

Hi Spring fans, and happy holidays! I'm delighted to be joined again on this episode by my friend and fellow harbinger of doom (in the best possible way), Nate Schutta — co-author of the wonderful book _Foundations of Software Engineering_! * get the book here https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/fundamentals-of-software/9781098143220/

Juergen Hoeller, co-founder of the Spring Framework, shares insights on the groundbreaking Spring Framework 7. He discusses the importance of maintaining Java 17 as a baseline for compatibility and encourages adoption of the latest JDK for performance gains. Juergen introduces new features like JMS clients and the integration of JSpecify for enhanced null-safety. He also highlights runtime optimizations, resilience features, and improvements to the declarative HTTP client, all of which aim to empower developers and enhance user experience.

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of a Bootiful Podcast! In this installment I talk to the legendary Rossen Stoyanchev on API versioning, declarative interface clients, RestTestClients, and more!