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)

Recent Blog posts by Josh Long

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

This Week in Spring - September 3rd, 2024

Engineering | September 03, 2024 | ...

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! It's September 3rd, and I'm still buzzing from the last week's SpringOne extravaganza! Also: I'm tired. Last week was nuts. I'm super glad it happened, but I'm tired. And also buzzing. You know? Surely you don't. I hope not lol. It's confusing. I feel like I am still "on," like there's work to be done for SpringOne. But I think I also appreciate that it's in the rear view window and it's time to focus on what's ahead: Asia! This Friday, I head to Korea, then Japan, then India, and then (not yet confirmed) China. Pay…

This Week in Spring - August 27th, 2024 - SpringOne 2024 edition

Engineering | August 27, 2024 | ...

Hi, Spring fans, from the expo hall of SpringOne at VMware Explore 2024! There's a livestream of some of the key talks - register and watch for free now at SpringOne.io. Right now I'm hanging out at the expo hall manning a booth and doing demos to the hoardes of people streaming by, but I'll be talking a bit later, too, which, again, you can watch online at SpringOne.io.

As you can imagine, in the runup to SpringOne, there are a ton of exciting bits to look into, so let's!

This Week in Spring - August 20th, 2024

Engineering | August 20, 2024 | ...

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment in This Week in Spring! And happy week-before-SpringOne! I'm so excited I could spit! As you might imagine, AI, cloud native architecture, and so much more are top-of-mind. I love AI, and all its many applications. In that spirit, let's get ChatGPT to write a little poem for us!

'Twas the week before SpringOne, and all through Las Vegas, Java devs were arriving, their excitement contagious. Spring Boot and Kotlin, all polished with care, In hopes that new features soon would be there. Workshops and sessions, each bright in their light, Promising…

This Week in Spring - August 13th, 2024

Engineering | August 13, 2024 | ...

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! It's Tuesday and work is well underway to prepare for the huge SpringOne event in Las Vegas in just a few short week's time! I'm elated! So, let's get this roundup on the road so I can get back to the preparation frenzy...

This Week in Spring - August 6th, 2024

Engineering | August 07, 2024 | ...

It's August! Egads, has that come quickly! AUGUST. The eigth month of the year, and we're almost done with the first week, in fact! It's not that I'm not grateful to be here, but, yah, wow that was quick. And, of course, the month of my all time double dutch favorite conference, SpringOne, happening August 26th, 2024! Will I see you there?

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