Foojay Podcast #49: JCON Report, Part 1 - JUGs, Communities, Open Source, Generative AI, LangChain4j, Machine Learning

Walking the floor at a Java conference is the fastest way to learn what the community actually cares about right now. We packed a microphone and took the Foojay Podcast on the road to JCON in Cologne, capturing short conversations between sessions. We talked with Geertjan Wielenga, Markus Kett, Richard Fichtner, Jonathan Vila, Soham Dasgupta, Mary Grygleski, Mohammed Aboullaite, Simon de Groot, and Richelle Bussenius for episode #49.

What we talked about

• Running JCON and the role of JUG Oberpfalz behind the scenes
• How Java User Groups grow and stay active
• Open source contributions and community building
• Generative AI applied to Java projects
• LangChain4j as a bridge between Java and LLMs
• Machine learning workflows for Java developers
• Training models and using them from the JVM
• NLJUG and the Dutch Java community

See the Foojay Podcast #49 for all info, shownotes, links, etc.