

Spring Office Hours
Dan Vega & DaShaun Carter
Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter as they explore what’s new in the world of Spring. This is your chance to stay connected to what’s happening with the Spring Framework, related projects, and the community.
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Feb 4, 2025 • 1h 1min
S4E4: Community Q&A / News Roundup
Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for their weekly dive into the Spring ecosystem. This episode features the latest Spring news, community updates, and a live Q&A session where the hosts address your burning questions about Spring development. Whether you're new to Spring or an experienced developer, tune in for insights and practical tips from the Spring community.Show Notes:Spring Release CalendarThis week in SpringOpen AI's o3-miniBuilding Effective Agents with Spring AIDeepSeek in Java & Spring

Jan 28, 2025 • 1h 3min
S4E3 - Java Without Spring: Understanding the Spring Advantage
Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter as they explore Java development outside the Spring ecosystem. In this insightful episode, they'll demonstrate what Spring Boot provides out of the box and how these features compare to traditional Java development approaches. From project initialization and dependency management to database connectivity and AI integration, discover how Spring's conventions and starter dependencies streamline the development process. Learn about the productivity benefits of Spring Initializr, Spring Boot starters, and auto-configuration while appreciating the flexibility and control of both approaches.

Jan 14, 2025 • 1h 1min
S4E02 - Spring Security Recipes with Steve Riesenberg
Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for an essential episode on Spring Security best practices. They welcome Steve Riesenberg from the Spring Security team, who brings his extensive expertise in OAuth and Spring Authorization Server. Steve shares practical recipes for solving common security challenges, offering invaluable insights for securing your Spring applications. Whether you're implementing OAuth, handling authentication, or managing authorization, this episode provides the solutions you need from one of Spring Security's core contributors. You can participate in our live stream to ask questions or catch the replay on your preferred podcast platform.Show Notes: Steve Riesenberg XSpring Security Documentation Spring Authorization Server Documentation

Jan 7, 2025 • 60min
S4E1 - Spring Forward: 2025 Predictions and New Year Kickoff 🎉
Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for the exciting Season 4 premiere of Spring Office Hours! In this special episode, your favorite Spring experts share their technology predictions for 2025, discuss anticipated developments in the Spring ecosystem, and explore upcoming trends in Java, cloud-native development, and AI integration.Start your year with insights into what's next for Spring and connect with the community as we kick off an exciting new season of Spring Office Hours. You can participate in our live stream to ask questions or catch the replay on your preferred podcast platform.Show Notes:JDK 24 Spring Framework 7Willow Quantum Computing Chip

Dec 26, 2024 • 1h 3min
S3E44 - 2024 Year in Review: Spring, Java, and Beyond! 🎉
Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for a special end-of-year episode of Spring Office Hours. In this festive finale, the hosts reflect on the transformative year in the Spring ecosystem, including Spring Boot 3.2's groundbreaking features, Spring AI's emergence, and the impact of Java 21's virtual threads. They'll revisit their favorite Spring Office Hours moments, from in-depth technical deep dives to engaging guest conversations, and celebrate the incredible contributions from the Spring community throughout 2024.Show Notes:Spring Office Hours ArchivesJDK 22 Release NotesJDK 23 Release NotesSpring Boot 3.3.0 Release NotesSpring Boot 3.4.0 Release Notes

Dec 17, 2024 • 1h 4min
S3E43 - Spring Security 6.4 with Rob Winch
Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter as they welcome Spring Security project lead Rob Winch for an in-depth look at Spring Security 6.4. In this episode, the team explores exciting new features including One-Time Token Login support, Passkeys integration, and significant improvements to OAuth 2.0 and SAML 2.0. Rob shares insights into important deprecation notices as Spring Security moves towards version 7, demonstrates new method security capabilities, and discusses the introduction of RestClient-based implementations. You can participate in our live stream to ask questions or catch the replay on your preferred podcast platform.Show Notes: What's new in Spring Security 6.4Rob Winch on BlueSky

Dec 10, 2024 • 59min
S3E42 - IntelliJ Tips & Tricks with Siva Reddy
Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter as they welcome Siva Prasad Reddy K, Developer Advocate at JetBrains. Join us for the latest updates from the Spring ecosystem. In this episode, Siva will be sharing tips and tricks for IntelliJ to help you get the most out of your development experience. You can participate in our live stream to ask questions or catch the replay on your preferred podcast platform.Show Notes: JetBrains BlogSivaLabs

Dec 3, 2024 • 1h 3min
S3E41 - Spring's Hidden Powers with Greg Turnquist
Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter as they welcome Greg Turnquist, Senior Staff Technical Content Engineer at CockroachDB and former Spring Data JPA lead. In this episode, dive deep into Spring's powerful yet often overlooked features for building high-performance, highly available systems. Greg shares expert insights on combining JdbcTemplate, Spring Retry, and transaction management, demonstrating why Spring Boot's balance of convenience and power makes it a lasting force in enterprise development. You can participate in our live stream to ask questions or catch the replay on your preferred podcast platform.Show NotesCockroach DBProcoder

Nov 22, 2024 • 54min
S3E40 - Spring Boot 3.4 Release Party
Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for the latest updates from the Spring Ecosystem. In this special release party episode, they welcome Phil Webb, co-creator of Spring Boot, to celebrate the launch of Spring Boot 3.4.0! Discover the exciting new features and improvements in this milestone release, including enhanced observability, performance optimizations, and expanded support for modern Java. Don’t miss it!Show NotesSpring Initializer Spring Boot 3.4 Release Notes

Nov 13, 2024 • 1h 4min
S3E38 - Testcontainers with Oleg Šelajev
Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for the latest updates from the Spring Ecosystem. In this episode, they welcome Oleg Šelajev, Developer Advocate for Testcontainers, to explore the powerful world of integration testing. Learn how Testcontainers revolutionizes testing workflows in Spring Boot applications, discover advanced features you might have missed, and get insights into best practices for local development. Whether you're new to Testcontainers or an experienced user, this episode offers valuable insights into making your integration tests more reliable and efficient. You can participate in our live stream to ask questions or catch the replay on your preferred podcast platform.Show NotesDockerTestcontainersOleg on Twitter