Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Richard Fichtner, a Java developer from Germany who is also a JUG leader and an Oracle ACE Pro. The conversation previews the upcoming JCON Europe 2024 Conference in Cologne, which will have 100 sessions of core Java technologies and a thousand Java developers from around the world. Richard and…

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Mohammed Aboullaite, a Java developer from Morocco who is now based on Stockholm, Sweden. The conversation covers how Mohammed first fell in love with Java in college, and he's been contributing to the community ever since. Mohammed says it's "mind blowing" what happens when you get a bunch of …

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Marit van Dijk, a Java Champion and Developer Advocate at JetBrains based in The Netherlands. The conversation covers all things Java — the growing community, the latest features to enable developer productivity, contributing to Open Source, advice for students, and Marit's unique background in…

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Jonathan Vila, a Java engineer and Java Champion based in Barcelona, Spain. The conversation covers Jonathan's long career in software development, his love/hate relationship with various languages, his passion for Java, the benefits of contributing to Open Source, and why he loves the Java com…

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Dervis Mansuroglu, a Java engineer and Java Champion based in Oslo, Norway. The conversation covers coding for massively scalable systems, managing engineering teams, running the JavaBin User Group and the JavaZone conference, building the House of Technology, and listening to Pink Floyd while …

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Mary Grygleski, a Java developer and Java Champion based in Chicago. The conversation covers Java's longevity, building the Java community, running the Chicago Java User Group, and the constant need to keep learning. Mary embraces the concept of always becoming a beginner whenever there is a ne…

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Jeanne Boyarsky, a Java developer and Java Champion based in New York City. The conversation covers the evolution of Java, some of the core features of the language and platform, contributing to the Open Source community, and how developers learn and keep up with the technology. Jeanne knew she…

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Sharat Chander, Sr. Director, Java Product Management & Community Engagement, about the Java community. The conversation explores Shar's beautiful summary of his experiences with the Java community in 2023 that he published on Inside Java: https://inside.java/2023/12/21/seasons-thanks/ Shar on …

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Stéphane Nicoll, a software engineer based in Belgium working on the Spring team. Stéphane talks about his experience becoming a Java developer, his observations seeing Java evolve and improve, and the importance of contributing to Java and Open Source generally. He's keen on building community…

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Sam Brannen, a Java engineer from Switzerland who loves math and puzzles and solving complex problems in code. He's passionate about his craft and he loves diving deep into the details. He works on the Spring Framework and JUnit 5. Get him on Twitter @sam_brannen and get Jim on Twitter @jimgris…

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Josiah Davisson, a teacher from A-TECH (Advanced Technologies Academy) in Las Vegas, Nevada, about his experiences teaching Java to high school students. Josiah is passionate about learning technology himself and also teaching Java to his students so they are fully empowered to enter the softwa…

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Sirisha Pratha, a Java developer from the Pittsburgh Java User Group, about software development, the benefits of using Java, the dynamics of the Java community, and contributing to Open Source projects. Find Sirisha on Twitter @sirishapratha and Jim @jimgris on Twitter as well.…

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Francisco Isidro from the Federal University of ABC in Sao Paulo, Brazil about teach Java to computer science students. You can find Professor Isidro on Twitter @prof_isidro. You can find Jim @jimgris on Twitter.

In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Rafael Winterhalter about his experiences moving from economics to software development and the benefits of using Java technology. The conversation also covers advice for students and value of interacting with the Java community. Rafael is a software consultant in Oslo, Norway, he's a Java Cham…

In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Holly Cummins about her passion for being "in the engine room of Java" in that she's trying to build tools and frameworks to reduce complexity for developers and increasing their productivity. The conversation also touches on the Java community, Open Source, and various software development pra…

In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Neha Sardana about her "aha" moment when she first came across Java and transitioned to software from mechanical engineering. Java changed her life and led to interesting new experiences with the Java community around the world. Neha is a senior engineer in the financial services industry and c…

In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Grace Jansen about her passion for science, problem solving, Java, and getting more women into technology around the world. Grace is a Java Champion and developer advocate at IBM. You can find her on Twitter @gracejansen27. You can find Jim at @jimgris on Twitter.…

In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Monica Beckwith about her love for the JVM, the importance of STEM education for women, and her experiences with the Java community around the world. Monica is a Java Champion and she's a Java performance architect at Microsoft. She's also worked at AMD and Sun Microsystems. You can find her on…

In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Java developer Kaya Weers at JavaOne Las Vegas 2022 on remote pair programming from the IDE. Kaya also talked about her experiences at JavaOne and as a speaker at community events around the world this year. Kaya Weers, Java Developer https://twitter.com/KayaWeers Jim Grisanzio, Java Developer …

In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Java Champion Brian Vermeer at JavaOne Las Vegas 2022 about the thriving Java community in The Netherlands, how to keep the Java community growing globally, and his thoughts on becoming a developer. Brian Vermeer, Java Championhttps://twitter.com/BrianVerm Jim Grisanzio, Java Developer Relation…

In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Miro Wengner at JavaOne Las Vegas 2022 about his experiences with Java the technology, and why he loves Java the community. Miro serves on the JCP Executive Committee, he's a Java Champion, and he's a contributor to OpenJDK. He's also a friend I met back on the OpenSolaris project at Sun in 200…

In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Java developer Rodrigo Graciano at JavaOne Las Vegas in October 2022. Rodrigo talks about his first experience at JavaOne, building the Java community in New York, and also why he became a Java Developer. Rodrigo Gracianohttps://twitter.com/rodrigograciano Jim Grisanzio, Java Developer Relation…

In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with engineer and Java Champion Mala Gupta at JavaOne Las Vegas in October 2022. In her session at the conference Mala used stories and fables as a way to help developers learn the new language features in Java 19. Mala talks passionately about how developers have superpowers since they create innov…

In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Java developer Richard Fichtner at JavaOne Las Vegas 2022 about building the Java community and what Richard loves about Java. Richard Fichtner, CEO, XDEV Softwarehttps://twitter.com/RichardFichtner Jim Grisanzio, Duke's Corner Podcast Hosthttps://twitter.com/jimgris Podcast Videohttps://youtu.…

In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Oracle engineer Chris Bensen about the massive Raspberry Pi cluster he was showing at JavaOne & Oracle CloudWorld in Las Vegas. The cluster was connected to Oracle Cloud and ran a variety of technologies, such as Java, Linux, Database, and more. Chris Bensen, Oracle Developer Relationshttps://t…

In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Bruno Souza about his Lifetime Achievement Award for 25 years of building the Java community in Brazil and around the world. The award was presented during the keynote at JavaOne Las Vegas 2022. Bruno Souza, Brazilian JavaManhttps://twitter.com/brjavaman Jim Grisanzio, Duke's Corner Podcast Hos…

JavaOne 2022 Speaker Preview In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with JavaOne 2022 speaker Matt Raible from Colorado. Matt is a Java Champion, a Duke's Choice Award winner, and Open Source developer, and a developer advocate. He previews his session at JavaOne on Micro Frontends for Java Developers. The conversation also gets into the…

JavaOne 2022 Speaker Preview In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with JavaOne 2022 speaker Josh Long from San Francisco. Josh is a Java Champion and a Spring Developer Advocate. In this conversation he previews upcoming session on Kubernetes Native Java. He also talks about his experiences becoming a developer and working with the Jav…

JavaOne 2022 Speaker Preview In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with JavaOne 2022 speaker Rustam Mehmandarov from Oslo, Norway. Rustam is a Java Champion and also Chief Engineer at Computas AS in Oslo. In this conversation he previews his three upcoming sessions at JavaOne, which explore building cloud native apps in Java. The discus…

JavaOne 2022 Speaker Preview In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with JavaOne 2022 speaker Sander Mak from The Netherlands. Sander is a Java Champion, an author, and an engineer at Picnic. In this conversation he previews his upcoming session at JavaOne — Streamlining Large-Scale Java Development Using Error Prone. He also talks about…

JavaOne 2022 Speaker Preview In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Java developer and JavaOne 2022 speaker Emily Jiang from the UK. Emily is a Java Champion and Developer Advocate. She's doing three sessions at JavaOne in October on microservices and cloud native development and she previews them in this discussion. She also talks …

JavaOne 2022 Speaker Preview In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Java developer and JavaOne 2022 speaker Oleg Šelajev from Tartu, Estonia. Oleg works in developer relations at AtomicJar. He's also a Java Champion and a regular conference speaker. In this conversation Oleg previews his upcoming session at JavaOne — Delightful Inte…

JavaOne 2022 Speaker Preview In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Java developer and JavaOne 2022 speaker Mark Heckler from St. Louis. Missouri in the United States. Mark is a software developer and developer advocate at Microsoft, a Java Champion, a conference speaker, and an author. Check out his book Spring Boot: Up and Running…

JavaOne 2022 Speaker Preview In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Java developer and JavaOne 2022 speaker Bruno Souza from Brazil. Bruno is a Java Champion, he's been a board member of the Open Source Initiative, he's on the Executive Committee of the Java Community Process, and he leads the SouJava community in Brazil. Bruno has …

Java Champion Chandra Guntur previews his Birds-of-a-Feather session — Code Katas for Java — for the upcoming Oracle Developer Live Java Innovations conference on March 22nd and 24th. This conversation was recorded via Zoom on Thursday February 24, 2022. Chandra Guntur, Distinguished Engineer, Technical Fellow, BNY Mellon @cguntur on Twitter https:…

Venkat Subramaniam previews his upcoming session at Oracle Developer Live Java Innovations — The Elegance of Pattern Matching in Modern Java. The conversation was recorded via Zoom on Tuesday February 15, 2022. Venkat Subramaniam, Founder, Agile Developer @venkat_s on Twitter https://twitter.com/venkat_s Background on Pattern Marching JEP 305: Patt…

In this short episode Jim Grisanzio talks about his move to the Java Advocacy Team in Oracle's Java Platform Group and the coming changes in the podcast. A new name will be announced soon, and we'll be focusing on profiles of Java developers globally. The format will remain the same in terms of casual conversations one on one or in small groups. Co…

Jim Grisanzio talks with John Spurling, a JVM engineer at Twitter, at UnVoxxed Hawaii 2020 about debugging and the mental process of solving difficult technical issues. John Spurling, Twitter https://twitter.com/synecdotal Jim Grisanzio, Java Developer Relations https://twitter.com/jimgris Video on YouTube https://youtu.be/6dwOPQSJwaI UnVoxxed Hawa…

Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Janakiram MSV about some upcoming trends to look out for in 2022 in cloud computing. Janakiram is an industry analyst and architect based in Hyderabad, India, and he gave the keynote at Oracle Developer Day India in the fall of 2021. Video on YouTube.…

In this archives episode Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Аlina Yurenko from Oracle on the GraalVM Project. The conversation took place in February 2020 at the Jfokus Java conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Alina talks about the state of the GraalVM project, the community, and Jfokus. Also see the video on YouTube.…

Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Chip Baber from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) about the Oracle Code Innovate Program. The conversation centers around building the cloud community by working directly with developers — that's side by side, hands on coding collaboration — on real cloud projects for active customers. The pr…

Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Simon Coter and Simon Hayler from the Oracle Linux and Virtualization Product Management organization about Oracle VirtualBox, the community, the roadmap, and integration with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Simon Coter, Director, Oracle Linux and Virtualization https://twitter.com/scoter8…

Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Oracle ACE Director Rita Nunez from Argentina to preview the upcoming 2021 LAOUC Evento de Primavera November 9-10. The event will be held online in Spanish, Portuguese, and English, and it's free and open to developers globally. Technologies discussed will be Oracle Database, security, APEX,…

Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Gabriele Provinciali, an engineer and solutions architect at Oracle in Rome, about smart and safe city models built with Lego Bricks, Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, and a variety of IoT edge sensors all connected to the Oracle Cloud. Twitter Thread. Video on YouTube. Oracle News Connect Article Lit…

Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Oracle ACE Director Francisco Alvarez Munoz about the upcoming APAC Oracle Groundbreakers APAC Virtual Tour. The event takes place over two weeks starting on November 22 and running through December 7. Thousands of developers are expected to participate along with 100 speakers talking about a…

Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Mirela Ardelean about building the Oracle developer community and also the upcoming Oracle Groundbreakers EMEA Virtual Tour 2021 — October 15-29. There will be 70 speakers presenting Oracle technologies over 11 days to 10 UGs! Video on YouTube. Get involved with the event here. Mirela Ardelea…

Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Cristina Cifuentes, Ph.D., who is the Director or Oracle Labs Australia. The conversation covers research and development in the labs, working with engineering teams at Oracle to ensure secure products, engaging university students on a FOSS project, and some history from Sun Microsystems as …

There are many times during this discussion with Monica Godoy where she expresses her passion for the Oracle Application Express (APEX) technology and also the APEX community. "APEX changed my life," she said, talking about how she could finally build the applications she wanted to using this innovative development tool. And it's a life changer for…

Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations: Building the Future Today: September 14 and 16 OpenJDK developer Joe Darcy previews his session at the upcoming Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations. The event is September 14 and 16 and Joe’s talk — What Every Java Programmer Should Know About Floating-Point Arithmetic — will be on the 16th. Keynote, n…

Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations: Building the Future Today: September 14 and 16 In this conversation, Java Software Architect Paul Sandoz previews his talk at the upcoming conference Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations. The event is on September 14 and 16 and Paul will be talking about The Vector API in JDK 17. Don't miss it! 24 speak…