
A Bootiful Podcast
I'm Josh Long (@starbuxman), a humble Spring developer advocate at @VMWare, and this is A Bootiful Podcast (@BootifulPodcast), a celebration of the real heroes that drive ecosystems.
Latest episodes

Nov 7, 2024 • 54min
Baruch Sadogursky on Gradle, Java, developer productivity, and more
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, I talk to legendary Gradle Developer Productivity Engineering guru (formerly of JFrog) and hero to the JVM-language community, Baruch Sadogursky, recorded live from Dr. Venkat Subramaniam's amazing conference, Dev2Next 2024!

Oct 31, 2024 • 1h 16min
Vaadin founder Joonas Lehtinen and VP of Research at Vaadin Leif Åstrand
Hi, Spring fans! In this episode I talk to Vaadin founder Joonas Lehtinen and VP of Research at Vaadin Leif Åstrand about the amazing opportunity before Vaadin, the energy at the fantastic Vaadin Create 2024 event in Frankfurt, Germany, and so much more!

Oct 24, 2024 • 56min
GraalVM founder and BDFL Thomas Wuerthinger on GraalPy, GraalVM, and so much more
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to GraalVM founder and benevolent dictator for life Thomas Wuerthinger, recorded live from Devoxx Belgium 2024!

Oct 17, 2024 • 1h 4min
Oracle Developer Advocate Andres Almiray
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to Oracle developer advocate Andres Almiray about the latest-and-greatest in the amazing Oracle database. #Oracle #SQL #Java #JConf

Oct 10, 2024 • 1h 14min
New York Java SIG chair and founder Frank Greco on community, AI, and more
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, I talk to New York Java SIG chair and founder Frank Greco about AI, safety, Java, community, and more!

Oct 3, 2024 • 1h 38min
Bruce Eckel, ”Thinking in Java” author and one of the most influential authors in my career
Hi, JVM fans! In this installment, I talk to Bruce Eckel, who wrote - among countless other classics - "Thinking in Java" and "Thinking in C++," both of which were instrumental in helping me find my way into IT, Java, and community. Bruce is a personal hero of mine and I was so glad to sit down and talk to him, live, from Dev2Next, in Denver, Colorado, about his storied career, his books, learnings, and his new book, "Effect Oriented Programming" . #Java #Scala #Kotlin #Rust #Python #C++
* https://effectorientedprogramming.com "Effect Oriented Programming"
* https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-path-programming/id1531666706 - Bruce and our mutual friend James Ward have an awesome podcast, too!

Sep 26, 2024 • 1h 5min
Java developer advocate Billy Korando
Hi, Spring fans! in this installment we talk to Oracle's Billy Korando - Java developer advocate, and my friend - about all the latest and greatest in Java 23.

Sep 19, 2024 • 42min
Flowable cofounder and my friend Joram Barrez on workflow, case management, AI, Spring, and so much more
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I catch up with my friend Joram Barrez, cofounder of Flowable, an amazing and opensource workflow engine, on their latest and greatest, AI, Spring, and so much more. #workflow #bpmn #apache2 #springboot #java

Sep 12, 2024 • 2h 3min
Spring creator and cofounder, Dr. Rod Johnson
Dr. Rod Johnson, an entrepreneur and AI researcher, shares insights on his journey creating Spring while reminiscing about his programming evolution from C++ to Java. He emphasizes the importance of community collaboration in developing frameworks and discusses the role of music as a creative outlet during high-pressure times. Dr. Mark Pollack, founder of Spring AI, joins him to explore AI's integration in coding practices and business, highlighting the benefits of GraphQL over REST APIs and the transformative potential of AI in software development.

Sep 6, 2024 • 1h 16min
Spring into Action with Sébastien Deleuze: A Runtime Efficiency Extravaganza!
Sébastien Deleuze, a Spring guru and Kotlin expert, shares invaluable insights on optimizing runtime efficiency. He dives into the evolution of the Spring Framework and discusses innovative features like Spring Native and the interplay between Java and Kotlin. The conversation also covers advancements in Java, including null safety and smart switch expressions. Sébastien highlights the significance of application startup speed in cloud environments and explores the competitive dynamic between Java and Kotlin, forecasting a bright future for both in enterprise solutions.