Josh Long

Josh Long

Josh (@starbuxman) is the Spring Developer Advocate at Pivotal and a Java Champion. He's host of "A Bootiful Podcast" (https://soundcloud.com/a-bootiful-podcast), host of the "Spring Tips Videos" (http://bit.ly/spring-tips-playlist), co-author of 6+ books (http://joshlong.com/books.html), and instructor on 8+ Livelessons Training Videos (http://joshlong.com/livelessons.html)

Blog posts by Josh Long

This Week in Spring - October 8th, 2024

Engineering | October 08, 2024 | ...

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! I'm in Antwerp, Belgium, for the amazing Devoxx Belgium 2024 event! I am so happy to be back here, one of the best shows in the Java ecosystem!

We've got a lot to get into so let's dive right in!

This Week in Spring - October 1st, 2024

Engineering | October 01, 2024 | ...

Hi, Spring fans! it's the first of October! We're officially in the fourth quarter of 2024! Time's moving too quickly. Way too quickly. But as always, there's awesome stuff afoot, so let's dive right in!

This Week in Spring - September 24th, 2024

Engineering | September 24, 2024 | ...

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! I'm in delightful Dallas, TX, at the amazing JConf.dev show. Then I'm off to Germany, and then back home to do some laundry before heading out to Denver, CO, for the amazing Dev2Next show, before then heading out to Belgium for Devoxx Belgium. It's going to be a fun few weeks. How're you doin'?

This Week in Spring - September 17th, 2024

Engineering | September 17, 2024 | ...

Hi, Spring fans! Last week I was in scintilliating Seoul, Korea, and then tantalizing Tokyo, Japan, and now I'm in marvelous Mumbai, India, at the airport, actually, headed to New Delhi, India. It's been a busy week for me and even busier a week for the community, so let's dive into it!

A Bootiful Podcast: Spring creator and cofounder, Dr. Rod Johnson

Engineering | September 12, 2024 | ...

In this wide-ranging interview, I finally sit down one-on-one and talk to Dr. Rod Johnson, the creator of Spring, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, engineer, father, Kotlin fan, AI researcher, and musician, about this, that, and everything in between, fresh off our recent SpringOne presentation on Spring AI with Spring AI founder Dr. Mark Pollack. This is an extra special, extra-long episode!

This Week in Spring - September 10th, 2024

Engineering | September 10, 2024 | ...

Hi, Spring fans! Or, I suppose: 안녕하세요, Spring 팬 여러분! I'm writing this from a café in scintillating Seoul, Korea. It's amazing. I've been talking to developers of all stripes who are using and building upon Spring to do all sorts of cool stuff.

And tomorrow, it's off to jolly Japan. I'll be speaking, among other places, at the Japanese Spring User Group in Tokyo. I'd love to see you there!

We've got a lot to cover so let's dive right into it!

A Bootiful Podcast: Sébastien Deleuze on Spring Framework and Kotlin, GraalVM, Project Leyden, AppCDS, runtime efficiency, Kotlin, and more

Engineering | September 06, 2024 | ...

Dive deep into the world of Spring Framework and Kotlin, GraalVM, Project Leyden, AppCDS, runtime efficiency, Kotlin, and more, with the one and only Sébastien Deleuze! From runtime efficiency to all things Kotlin, this episode is packed with expert insights and valuable information. Don't miss out on this enlightening conversation with a true Spring guru! Tune in now! #Java #SpringFramework #Kotlin #TechTalks #SpringBoot

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