Foojay Podcast #72: JCON Report, Part 1 - Grow your career, public speaking, 30 years of Java, greener coding,…
Walking the floor at JCON in Köln, we grabbed people between talks and asked the questions that matter to working Java developers. How do you grow a career, get on stage, write more, and code in a way that costs the planet less? This first part of our JCON report brings together short conversations with Richard Fichtner, Bruno Souza, Markus Westergren, Brian Vermeer, Aicha Laafia, Baruch Sadogursky, and Dmitry Yanter in Foojay Podcast #72.
What we talked about
- The vibe and program of JCON 2025 in Köln
- Building a career as a Java developer
- Mentoring junior engineers and growing into a senior role
- Why public speaking and writing matter for your career
- Greener coding practices and the impact of our choices
- Celebrating 30 years of Java
- How AI changes the work we do and the jobs we apply for
- Visualizing the connections inside open-source projects
See the Foojay Podcast #72 for all info, shownotes, links, etc.