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Foojay Podcast #98: The End of JNI Pain, How WebAssembly Is Quietly Replacing Native Libraries in Java

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

JNI has been the standard answer for calling native code from Java for almost three decades. It also brings most of the headaches anyone who has wrestled with it remembers: brittle bindings, crashes that take the JVM down with them, painful cross-platform builds. WebAssembly quietly changes the shape of that problem. You get a sandboxed runtime, a portable binary format, and a far gentler integration path into the JVM.

Foojay Podcast #97: From Scripting Language to AI Powerhouse with BoxLang

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

If you write Java day to day, the AI tooling conversation often defaults to Python. BoxLang takes a different route. It runs on the JVM, treats AI as a first-class concern, and lets you mix dynamic templating with the libraries you already trust.

Foojay Podcast #96: Local AWS Development Without LocalStack: Meet Floci, the GraalVM-Powered Alternative

Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Running AWS services on your laptop usually means waiting for a heavy emulator to boot, watching memory fill up, and hoping the API behavior matches the real cloud. Floci takes a different path. It spins up 35 AWS services in about 25 milliseconds with 13 megabytes of memory, using a single Docker command. In this episode we sat down with Hector Ventura, the creator of Floci, for Foojay Podcast #96.

Is Your Java App Actually Secure, Or Does It Just Look That Way?

Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Your Java app passes the build, the tests are green, and the dashboard looks fine. But are the libraries underneath still maintained, or are they quietly collecting vulnerabilities? In this episode we dig into “zombie dependencies”, the CVE process, and the small habits that make a real difference. I host Steve Poole and David Welch from HeroDevs for Foojay Podcast #95.

Foojay Podcast #94: More Than a Blog: How Foojay Connects, Sustains, and Evolves the Java Community

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

What keeps a developer community alive after six years, and what does it take to stay relevant while AI reshapes how we write code? For Foojay’s sixth anniversary, we gathered a crowd of voices from across the Java world to answer those questions in their own words. We talked with Sharat Chandar, Markus Westergren, Iryna Dohndorf, René Schwietzke, Gerrit Grunwald, Catherine Edelveis, Jago de Vreede, Annelore Egger, Buhake Sindi, François Martin, Dominika Tasarz-Sochacka, and Geertjan Wielenga in Foojay Podcast #94.

JCast: Van Commodore 64 tot Java Champion: code begrijpelijk maken

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Code only helps people when they can read it, run it, and understand what it does. That same idea applies to documentation, to teaching kids how to program, and to the way developers talk about their work. On JCast, hosts Viktor Van Steenweghen, Oumaima Zerouali, and Maarten Casteels sit down with guest Frank Delporte for a Dutch-language conversation about Java, writing, and the people behind the keyboard.

Foojay Podcast #93: Update Your JDK, Read More Code, and Talk to Your Users: Interviews From VoxxedDays Amsterdam

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A hallway at a Java conference often teaches you more than the talks. People share what broke in production, which JDK version finally pushed them off Java 8, and what tools changed their workflow last month. At VoxxedDays Amsterdam we grabbed fifteen of those conversations on tape with Ko Turk, Johannes Bechberger, Lutske de Leeuw, Aicha Laafia, Marit van Dijk, Adele Carpenter, Patrick Baumgartner, Sohan Maheshwar, Jeroen Egelmeers, Erwin Manders, Alexander Shopov, Maarten Verburg, Arjan Tijms, Joost Kaan, and Stephan Janssen for Foojay Podcast #93.

Foojay Podcast #92: Java 26 Is Here: What's New, What's Gone, and Why It Matters in 2026

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Java 26 lands on March 17 with ten JEPs, a mix of cleanups, performance work, and new language features. Teams running on older LTS releases face a familiar question. What changes matter today, and what can wait? In this conversation with Simon Ritter and Loïc Mathieu, we go through every JEP in Foojay Podcast #92 and talk about what each one means in practice.

Foojay Podcast #91: 25 Years of IntelliJ IDEA: The IDE That Grew Up With Java

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

IntelliJ IDEA launched in 2000 and grew into the daily workbench for millions of Java developers. Twenty-five years later, the IDE still drives how we refactor, debug, and now pair with AI assistants. To mark the anniversary, we sat down with Marit van Dijk, Anton Arhipov, and Dmitry Jemerov from JetBrains for Foojay Podcast #91.

Foojay Podcast #90: Highlights of the Java Features Between LTS 21 and 25

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Wondering if the jump from Java 21 to Java 25 is worth the effort? Four years of releases stack up to a long list of changes, and picking the ones that actually affect your code is hard. We walked through the highlights between the two LTS versions, from virtual threads to ahead-of-time features, and looked at what each one solves in practice. I hosted this conversation with Jakob Jenkov for episode #90 of the Foojay Podcast.

Foojay Podcast #89: Quarkus and Agentic Commerce

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Picking a Java framework shapes everything from cold-start times to your cloud bill, so it pays to understand what each one optimizes for. We also looked at a question that hits closer to home for many of us. How do open-source authors and content creators actually get paid for the work they put out? In this conversation with Michal Maléř and Holly Cummins, we dig into both topics in Foojay Podcast #89.

Foojay Podcast #88: From Code to Stage: Organizing Conferences and Finding Your Voice as a Speaker

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

What turns a nervous first-timer into a confident conference speaker? Plenty of developers have a story worth sharing, but the path from idea to stage feels foggy. In this conversation we hear from organizers, coaches, and speakers at every stage of that path. We talk with Stephan Janssen, Martin Smelt, Brian Vermeer, Annelore Egger, Daniël Floor, Berwout de Vries Robles, and Susanne Pieterse in Foojay Podcast #88.

The Human Side of Development: Career Growth, Staying Healthy, and Why People Matter More Than AI

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Work-life balance often sounds like a slogan, but the day-to-day reality of a developer career rarely fits a clean template. Health, family, growth, and leadership all pull at the same hours, and AI tools add another layer of pressure on top. In this season finale, we step away from frameworks and benchmarks to talk about the people behind the code. We sit down with Bruno Souza, Patricia Lenten, Georgios Diamantopoulos, and April Schuppel for Foojay Podcast #87.

Foojay Podcast #86: Agents, MCP, and Graph Databases: Java Developers Navigate the AI Revolution

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

AI tools keep landing on Java teams faster than anyone can evaluate them. The real question is not whether to use them, but how to keep production code reliable when agents start writing parts of it. For this episode we gathered short interviews from Devoxx and JFall, with Marianne Hoornenborg, Viktor Gamov, Baruch Sadogursky, Stephen Chin, Mario Fusco, Jeroen Benckhuijsen, Martijn Dashorst, Maarten Mulders, and Simon Maple in Foojay Podcast #86.

Foojay Podcast #85: Code, Community, and Opportunity: Making Tech Accessible for Everyone

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Talent shows up everywhere, but the chance to use it does not. Kids in underserved schools, students without a laptop, and developers outside the usual hubs all hit walls the rest of us never see. In this episode we talk with Daniel De Luca, Kenny Schwegler, Cassandra Chin, and Igor De Souza about the work they do to lower those walls, in Foojay Podcast #85.

Foojay Podcast #84: Developing Performant, Cost Efficient, and Eco-friendly Code

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Cloud bills keep growing and so does the energy footprint of the software we run. Tuning code often has a bigger impact than chasing a cheaper cloud contract. In this conversation we look at concrete techniques Java developers can apply today to ship faster, cheaper, and greener applications. I host Daniel Witkowski, Ko Turk, Ronald Dehuysser, and Jan Ouwens for Foojay Podcast #84.

Foojay Podcast #83: OpenJDK Evolutions plus Tips and Tricks

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Two of Europe’s biggest Java conferences in one autumn brought together developers with very different stories about the platform. We grabbed a few of them between sessions at Devoxx Belgium and JFall in the Netherlands to talk shop. In this episode we host Johan Vos, Stephen Chin, Joseph Phillips, François Martin, Wouter De Geus, and Roald Nefs for Foojay Podcast #83.

Foojay Podcast #82: OpenJDK Projects (Leyden, Babylon, Panama) and TornadoVM

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Java keeps picking up speed, and a lot of that momentum comes from a handful of OpenJDK projects most developers have only read about in release notes. Leyden trims startup time, Panama opens the door to vectors and native code, and Babylon pairs with TornadoVM to push Java workloads onto the GPU. In this episode we sit down with Moritz Halbritter, John Cecerralli, Balkrishna Rawool, Christos Kotselidis, and Michalis Papadimitriou to map out what each project does and how they fit together. This is Foojay Podcast #82.

Foojay Podcast #81: Maven 4 – The Future of Java Build Automation

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Maven powers millions of Java projects, so a major version bump touches almost every team in the ecosystem. Maven 4 brings performance gains, cleaner plugin APIs, and changes to the POM that affect how we structure projects. We sat down with Hervé Boutemy, Guillaume Nodet, and Maarten Mulders in Foojay Podcast #81 to talk through what changes, what stays the same, and how to get ready.

Foojay Podcast #80: AI4Devs Interviews – Part 2

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The first AI4Devs conference in Amsterdam brought together developers, data scientists, conference organizers, and even a student to share how AI shifts their daily work. We grabbed a microphone between sessions and asked each of them what stood out. I host this second batch of short interviews as Foojay Podcast #80, with Eileen Kapel, Jonathan Ellis and Ryan Svihla from Brokk, David Parry from Qodo, Alessandro Stefouli-Vozza, Sushant Shekhar, Arno Koehler, Joost Kaan, Coen de Waal, Samantha Burattini, Luis San Martin, Nahir Vila, and conference organizer Jonathan Vila.

Foojay Podcast #79: AI4Devs Interviews – Part 1

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

AI changes how we write and ship code every week, and the questions pile up faster than the answers. At the first AI4Devs conference in Amsterdam on September 19th, 2025, I grabbed my camera and microphone to talk with speakers and attendees about what actually works. In this first part we hear from Christian Tzolov and Josh Long, Brian Vermeer, Camille Nigon and Maarten Vandeperre, Luca Berton, Soham Dasgupta, Mary Grygleski, and Anton Arhipov in Foojay Podcast #79.

Foojay Podcast #78: Welcome to OpenJDK 25!

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

OpenJDK 25 lands as the first release where the version number matches the year. That small change signals something bigger about how Java keeps pace with developers who use it every day. We open season five of the Foojay Podcast by walking through what this release means for runtime upgrades, language features, and the long-running projects behind them. I talked with Simon Ritter and Balkrishna Rawool in episode #78 about every JEP that made it into OpenJDK 25.

Foojay Podcast #77: DevBcn Report, Part 2 - Spanish Knowledge Sharing

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Conferences sound different when you hear them in the language of the people who built them. For DevBcn in Barcelona, that language is Spanish, and this short episode hands the mic to the local community to share their view of the event. Jonathan Vila records with Marlene Maldonado, Barbara Teruggi, Santiago Rincon, Vicente Soriano, Alvaro Navarro, and Vicente Cabanes in Foojay Podcast #77, the final episode of Season 4.

Foojay Podcast #76: DevBcn Report, Part 1 – Learn from the Community

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

What does the Java community sound like when you put a microphone in front of it at a Barcelona conference? In early July, DevBcn brought together speakers and visitors from across the ecosystem, and Geertjan Wielenga carried a recorder through the venue to capture their answers. We hear about favorite parts of Java, the impact of AI on daily coding, and the topics that pull developers toward new tools and ideas. This is part one of the DevBcn Report, hosted by Geertjan Wielenga with organizers Nacho Cougil and Jonathan Vila, plus more than twenty community members, in Foojay Podcast #76.

10xInsights: Frankly Speaking: How Java, Raspberry Pi, and Drum Created a Guru

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

A long career in tech rarely follows a straight line. Frank’s path runs from a Commodore 64 to Java Champion, with detours through drums, documentation, and a stack of Raspberry Pi boards. Hosts Kadi McKean and Steve Poole invited Frank as the guest on episode 6 of 10xInsights to unpack that journey.

Foojay Podcast #75: JCON Report, Part 4 - Tips and Tricks for Java Devs

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Every Java conference leaves you with a notebook full of small tricks you want to try on Monday morning. This episode collects exactly that kind of advice from a packed lineup of JCON 2025 speakers and attendees. We close out the JCON report series with short, focused chats covering tools, frameworks, and habits that make day-to-day Java work smoother. Joining me are Merlin Bögershausen, Eberhard Wolff, Annelore Egger, Michael Vitz, Michael Simons, Stefan Böhringer, Johannes Rabauer, Roland Weisleder, Simon Martinelli, Loïc Magnette, Tanja Obradovic, Syed Usman Ahmad, and François Martin in Foojay Podcast #75.

Foojay Podcast #74: JCON Report, Part 3 - AI, ChatGPT, LLM, ML, RAG, MCP, GenAI, and more

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

AI talk often stays abstract, but Java developers want to know which frameworks, protocols, and patterns actually hold up in real projects. At JCON in May, we cornered speakers between sessions to ask exactly that. In this third and final JCON recap, Pasha Finkelshteyn, Simone de Gijt, Steve Poole, Sandra Ahlgrimm, Mary Grygleski, Jonathan Vila, Simon Martinelli, and Emily Jiang join me for Foojay Podcast #74, Season 4.

Foojay Podcast #73: JCON Report, Part 2 – Evolutions in the Java Language and Runtime

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Java keeps moving, and every new release shifts how we write code and run applications. At JCON 2025 in May we sat down with seven speakers to hear how they see the language and the runtime evolving right now. This is the second part of our JCON interview series, featuring Steve Poole, Hanno Embregts, Karl Heinz Marbaise, Cay Horstmann, Miro Wengner, Dmitry Chuyko, and Jens Knipper in Foojay Podcast #73.

Foojay Podcast #72: JCON Report, Part 1 - Grow your career, public speaking, 30 years of Java, greener coding,…

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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.

Foojay Podcast #71: Celebrating 30 Years of Java with James Gosling

Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Java turned 30 on May 23, 2025, and few people can speak to that journey like the person who started it. We sat down with the creator of the language himself to trace the path from a tiny team building device controllers to a platform that runs a huge chunk of the world’s software. In this anniversary edition of the Foojay Podcast (episode #71), we talked with James Gosling about origins, regrets, surprises, and where Java goes next.

Foojay Podcast #70: Celebrating 5 Years of Foojay

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Five years ago, a single post about OpenJDK kicked off what grew into a hub for the Java community. The site now hosts more than 1,600 posts from over 250 authors. To mark the moment, we gathered founder Geertjan Wielenga, Gerrit Grunwald, Richard Fichtner, Simon Ritter, and many other community voices in Foojay Podcast #70.

Foojay Podcast #69: All Things Java at VoxxedDays Amsterdam

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

A conference floor at VoxxedDays Amsterdam holds dozens of small conversations that rarely make it to a recording. This episode breaks that pattern by stitching many of those hallway chats into one show. Geertjan Wielenga asked every guest the same two questions about what they care about in Java right now and what they want to share with the community. The guest list includes Ko Turk, Stephan Janssen, Lutske de Leeuw, Johannes Bechberger, Christian Tzolov, Tom Cools, Eric-Wubbo Lameijer, Abraham van de Vyver, Soham Dasgupta, Josh Long, Susanne Pieterse, Brian Vermeer, Anton de Ruiter, Rafael De Lio, Jonathan Stronkhorst, Jos Roseboom, Soroosh Khodami, Artem Makarov, Kaya Weers, Eddy Vos, Paco van Beckhoven, Hanno Embregts, Martijn van Iersel, Charl Fasching, and Joris Kuipers, making this the first Foojay Podcast ever with more than 20 guests.

Foojay Podcast #68: Welcome to OpenJDK (Java) 24

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Java 24 ships with 24 JEPs, and that number is no coincidence. The release packs compact object headers, generational Shenandoah, quantum-resistant cryptography, and the long-awaited fix for virtual thread pinning. In Foojay Podcast #68 we sit down with Simon Ritter (Deputy CTO at Azul) and Hanno Embregts (Java Developer) to walk through what landed and what it means for our code.

Foojay Podcast #67: Writing a book. Does it make you rich and famous?

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Holding a paper book with your own name on the cover is a special moment. But what does it really take to get there, and does writing a technical book actually pay off in money or career growth? In this Foojay Podcast we sit down with Trisha Gee, Len Epp, Wim Deblauwe, and Marián Varga to compare notes on book writing, publishing routes, and the long road from idea to printed copy.

Foojay Podcast #66: Let's Talk About Java Code! Diving into a few Foojay blog posts…

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Reading a good blog post often raises more questions than it answers. So we picked a handful of recent Foojay articles and asked the authors to walk us through their thinking, their code, and the trade-offs behind it. In this episode we sit down with Wim De Troyer, Maximillian Arruda, Rijo Sam, and Igor Kulakov for Foojay Podcast #66.

Foojay Podcast #65: Boost Your Career in 2025!

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Your year-end review is done, the goals are set, and now the real question shows up. How do you actually grow as a developer in the year ahead? To kick off the first Foojay Podcast of 2025, I sat down with Rafael Del Nero, Bruno Souza, and Elder Moraes for episode #65 to talk about concrete ways to boost your career.

Foojay Podcast #64: Interviews at JFall about open source, OpenJDK evolutions, Project Loom, JVM, and more!

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A conference hallway tells you more about the state of Java than any keynote. We grabbed a microphone at JFall and asked developers what they care about right now, from Project Loom and structured concurrency to writing your own language on the JVM. We close the year with Geertjan Wielenga, Nataliia Dziubenko, Hanno Embregts, Hinse ter Schuur, Anthony Goubard, Steffan Norberhuis, Paulien van Alst, Lutske de Leeuw, and Johan Hutting in Foojay Podcast #64.

Foojay Podcast #63: How do we keep our Java applications up to date and secure?

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Most teams want to run a current Java version, yet many production systems stay stuck on old releases and outdated dependencies. Management priorities, legacy code, and fear of breaking things all pull in the same direction. In this Foojay Podcast #63, we sit down with Gerrit Grunwald, Jonathan Schneider, Martijn Dashorst, Carl Wanting, Charl Fasching, and Johan Janssen to talk about how we keep Java applications current and secure.

Foojay Podcast #62: Better Coding with AI: Friend or Enemy?

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

AI tools promise faster code and smarter suggestions, but how far can we trust them inside a real Java project? In this Foojay Podcast #62, we sat down with Grace Jansen, Sean Li, John Sterken, David Vlijmincx, Urs Peter, and Joost Kaan to compare notes on what works, what breaks, and where developers still need to stay in the driver’s seat.

Foojay Podcast #61: As a developer, how do we keep our body and mind healthy?

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Long hours at a desk, the rise of AI, and remote teams across time zones put real pressure on developers. Staying healthy in body and mind is not a soft topic, it is a survival skill for a long career. At Devoxx and JFall we sat down with Georgios Diamantopoulos, Tom Cools, Lutske de Leeuw, Jessica Siewert, and Rijo Sam to hear how they handle it, in Foojay Podcast #61.

FLOSS Weekly Episode 809: Pi4J – Stable And Boring On The Raspberry Pi

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Java on a Raspberry Pi sounds like an odd pairing to some developers, but it opens the door to a huge ecosystem for anyone who already knows the language. Pi4J wraps the low-level pins and buses behind a clean Java API, so reading a sensor or driving an LED stays familiar. Jonathan Bennett and David Ruggles invited Frank Delporte on FLOSS Weekly Episode 809 to dig into how the project got here and why “stable and boring” is a compliment.

Foojay Podcast #60: Proud Of Belgium – Devoxx, JobRunr, Timefold, OpenJDK Mobile, OpenJFX, Thymeleaf, and htmx

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Belgium is a small country, but the Java community here punches far above its weight. During Devoxx in Antwerp we grabbed the microphone and walked around to meet the makers behind some of the projects that put Belgium on the Java map. In this episode we talk with Stephan Janssen, Ronald Dehuysser, Geoffrey De Smet, Johan Vos, and Wim Deblauwe for Foojay Podcast #60.

Java Challengers: Java Rockstar Career #4 - Java on Raspberry Pi, Start with Open Source with Java with Frank Delporte

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Wondering how a Java developer moves from writing business code to tinkering with hardware and contributing to open source? That path is shorter than most people think, and it starts with curiosity and a small board on your desk. Rafael del Nero sits down with Frank Delporte for episode #4 of the Java Rockstar Career series to walk through that journey.

Foojay Podcast #59: DevRel Explained and How to Become a Conference Speaker

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Wondering what a Developer Relations job actually involves, or how to get on stage at a conference for the first time? We brought together a panel who lives this every week to answer both questions in plain terms. In episode 59 of the Foojay Podcast, I host Clo Willaerts, Josh Long, Baruch Sadogursky, Pratik Patel, and Roni Dover for a candid conversation about the craft.

Foojay Podcast #58: How Java Developers Can Secure Their Code

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Three years after Log4Shell shook the Java world, the same class of problems keeps showing up in production code. Outdated dependencies, SQL injection, deserialization bugs, and forgotten dead code still bite teams that thought they were safe. In this conversation, we dig into the habits and tools that help developers ship safer Java. I host the episode with Brian Vermeer, and we talk with Jonathan Vila and Erik Costlow in Foojay Podcast #58.

Foojay Podcast #57: Welcome to OpenJDK (Java) 23

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Every six months, a new Java release lands, and the question is always the same. What actually changes for the code we write today, and what is worth waiting for? OpenJDK 23 brings three finalized features, a long list of previews, and a few changes that touch how we build and ship applications. In this episode we sit down with Simon Ritter and Artur Skowroński to walk through Foojay Podcast #57.

Foojay Podcast #56: Vectors in Java Code, Databases, and LLMs

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Vectors sit at the heart of modern AI, yet most Java developers rarely touch them directly. This episode digs into what a vector really is, how databases store them, and why large language models depend on them. We also look at how the Java Vector API and the Foreign Function & Memory API change what the JVM can do with this kind of workload. I host this conversation with Jonathan Ellis and Alexander Chatzizacharias in Foojay Podcast #56, the closing episode of season 3.

Foojay Podcast #55: Embedded Java, Part 2

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Java started its life on small devices like set-top boxes, and it keeps finding its way back to the edge. Modern processors run the same Java runtime on a tiny board and on a cloud server, which opens up a lot of options for developers building embedded systems. In this second part of our embedded Java conversation, we dig into where the platform fits today and where it goes next. I sat down with Robert von Burg, DaShaun Carter, and Pavel Petroshenko for Foojay Podcast #55.

Foojay Podcast #54: Music and MIDI with Java and Kotlin

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

MIDI turns 40 and still glues every studio together, yet most Java developers never touch the javax.sound package that ships in the JDK. This conversation digs into what that package can do today, where it falls short for real-time music, and how Kotlin and JavaFX fill the gaps. We talk with Atsushi Eno and Geert Bevin in Foojay Podcast #54.

Foojay Podcast #53: JCON Report, Part 5 – CQRS, JOOQ, GraphQL, API, Vaadin, OpenRewrite, ErrorProne, Gateways, Proxies

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Evolving an API without breaking clients stays one of the hardest jobs in backend work. This fifth and final JCON recap walks through how speakers tackle that problem and many more, from database access with JOOQ to UI work in Vaadin and code quality with OpenRewrite and ErrorProne. We gathered short conversations with Simon Martinelli, Nicolas Fränkel, Marcus Hellberg, Rick Ossendrijver, and Abdel Sghiouar for Foojay Podcast #53.

Foojay Podcast #52: JCON Report, Part 4 – Garbage Collectors, Intelligence Cloud, Test Containers and Flaky Tests, ToxiProxy, Structured Concurrency, Virtual Threads

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Garbage collectors, virtual threads, and flaky tests sit at the heart of many Java teams’ daily headaches. At JCON we caught up with speakers who had fresh, hands-on takes on each of these topics. In this fourth part of our JCON series we talk with Gerrit Grunwald, Balkrishna Rawool, Piotr Przybyl, François Martin, and Annelore Egger for Foojay Podcast #52.

Foojay Podcast #51: JCON Report, Part 3 – Persistence, Evolving your Career, Jakarta EE, GlassFish, Messaging via Telegram

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A persistence layer choice can quietly steer a career for years. The speakers at JCON show how open source, Jakarta EE, and a few weekend experiments turn that choice into real momentum. In this third part of our JCON report, we talk with Otavio Santana, Arjan Tijms, Ondro Mihalyi, Buhake Sindi, and Patrick Baumgartner for Foojay Podcast #51.

Foojay Podcast #50: JCON Report, Part 2 - Maven, Software Security, Code Quality

Mon, 27 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A broken build pipeline or a sneaky transitive dependency can derail a Java project for days. The talks at JCON kept coming back to the same question. How do we keep our code readable, our dependencies safe, and our releases boring? In this second part of our JCON report, we sit down with Karl Heinz Marbaise, Steve Poole, Miro Wengner, Marit van Dijk, and Hinse ter Schuur for Foojay Podcast #50.

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

Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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.

Foojay Podcast #48: JUG Oberpfalz, JCON Conference, and JAVAPRO Magazine

Mon, 06 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A small Java meetup in the Oberpfalz region of Germany sparked something much bigger. The same people behind that local group also run the JCON conference in Cologne and publish JAVAPRO magazine. We sat down with Richard Fichtner and Markus Kett for Foojay Podcast #48 to hear how one community effort kept expanding.

Foojay Podcast #47: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with Java

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

ChatGPT changed the way many of us think about software, but the Java ecosystem already has the tools to join in. Frameworks like LangChain4j make it possible to wire large language models into real applications without leaving the JVM. In this Foojay Podcast #47, we sat down with Lize Raes and Lutske de Leeuw to talk through what AI and machine learning look like from a Java developer’s chair.

Foojay Podcast #46: JUG Switzerland

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

What does it take to keep a Java User Group alive across a small but multilingual country? Switzerland has an active Java community spread over several cities, and the people behind it have plenty of stories about sponsors, speakers, and the long road back after COVID. We sat down with Patrick Baumgartner and Simon Martinelli from JUG Switzerland for Foojay Podcast #46.

Foojay Podcast #45: Welcome to Java 22

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Does Java 22 deliver real innovation, or does it mostly polish what Java 21 already shipped? Right after an LTS release, that question matters to anyone planning the next runtime upgrade. We dig into the new JEPs, the preview and incubator tracks, and the machinery that keeps a release landing every six months. I sat down with Loïc Mathieu and Simon Ritter for Foojay Podcast #45.

Foojay Podcast #44: Quarkus Club

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A Java User Group dedicated to a single framework, started less than a year ago, already counts as one of the largest Quarkus communities in the world. That kind of growth raises an obvious question. How do two organizers build that kind of momentum from scratch? We talked about all of it with Igor De Souza and Luis Fabrício De Llamas in Foojay Podcast #44.

Foojay Podcast #43: Modern Java Testing

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Every Java developer wants to ship code that works, but tests often feel like a tax instead of a tool. The testing pyramid we all learned about does not always match what we hit in real projects. We sat down with Oleg Šelajev, Roni Dover, and Jonas Geiregat in Foojay Podcast #43 to dig into how modern Java teams actually approach testing today.

Foojay Podcast #42: Jozi-JUG and Cape Town Java Community

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Java communities thrive on the people who show up month after month to run meetups, line up speakers, and welcome newcomers. This episode takes us to South Africa to hear how two of those communities keep the lights on. We talked with Corneil du Plessis and Steven Makunzva about Jozi-JUG and the Cape Town Java Community in Foojay Podcast #42.

Foojay Podcast #41: Web Development with Java

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Do you really need a JavaScript framework to build a modern web app? Many Java developers feel pushed toward Angular, React, Vue, or Svelte, but the JVM world has its own strong answers. In this Foojay Podcast #41, we look at what Java itself brings to the browser. I sat down with Martijn Dashorst and Marcus Hellberg to dig into the options.

Foojay Podcast #40: Making Java Attractive for Beginners in Programming

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

“public static void main” stops a lot of people before they write their first real line of Java. Newcomers look at that line, compare it to a one-line Python script, and walk away. We sat down to ask if that reputation still fits modern Java, and what teachers and tool builders can do about it. Host Deepu K Sasidharan brought together Elvira van der Ven, Matt Raible, and Frank Delporte for Foojay Podcast #40.

Foojay Podcast #39: Java Dominicana

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Java user groups grow in every corner of the world, and each one tells a story about the people who keep it alive. This time we travel to the Caribbean to hear how a Spanish-speaking community builds bridges across Latin America. We talk with Brayan Muñoz Vargas and Eudris Cabrera Rodriguez about JavaDominicana in Foojay Podcast #39.

Foojay Podcast #38: Java in the Cloud

Mon, 25 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Java was born in 1995, long before Docker, Kubernetes, and elastic cloud servers shaped our daily work. The runtime grew up in a different world, so the question keeps coming back. Does Java still fit the cloud-native way of building software, and what changed in recent years to make that answer easier? We sat down with Grace Jansen, Mark Heckler, and Guillaume Laforge for Foojay Podcast #38 to dig into exactly that.

Foojay Podcast #37: J-Fall Report, Part 4 (final)

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

J-Fall packs a full year of Java conversations into a single day in the Netherlands, and one report episode does not fit it all. This is the fourth and final part of our hallway interviews from that November conference, covering virtual threads, profiling, collections, and the people who keep Java User Groups running. I talk with Maurice Naftalin, Ron Veen, David Vlijmincx, Ivar Grimstad, Johannes Bechberger, Mohammed Aboullaite, Hilbrand Bouwkamp, Paco van Beckhoven, and Willem van de Griendt in Foojay Podcast #37.

Foojay Podcast #36: J-Fall Report, Part 3

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

One conference day at J-Fall produces more good conversations than a single podcast episode can hold. That is why this third installment exists. We grabbed a quiet corner with seven speakers and attendees and asked them what they care about right now. The guests in this round are Ixchel Ruiz, Maarten Mulders, Jamie Coleman, Gerrit Grunwald, Anthony Goubard, Gijs Leussink, and Simon Martinelli, in Foojay Podcast #36.

Foojay Podcast #35: Dublin JUG

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Running a local Java User Group takes more than booking a room and waiting for people to show up. It needs steady organizers, a steady stream of speakers, and a community that keeps coming back. In this episode we sit down with Barry Alistair from the Dublin JUG to hear how they keep their group active. This is Foojay Podcast #35, part of the monthly series about the people behind Java User Groups.

Foojay Podcast #34: J-Fall Report, Part 2

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Conferences pack a year of conversations into a few hallway minutes. At J-Fall 2023 in the Netherlands, we grabbed a microphone and asked speakers and attendees what they care about right now. In this second part, we talk with Elien Callens, Tom Cools, Louëlla Creemers, Willem Cheizoo, Tim te Beek, Elvira van der Ven, Lutske de Leeuw, and Roy Wasse for Foojay Podcast #34.

Foojay Podcast #33: J-Fall Report, Part 1

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

A Java conference hallway is where the real conversations happen, so we brought the microphones to one. We set up a Foojay Broadcast Room right in the entrance of the Pathé cinema in Ede, in the middle of J-Fall. Speakers and attendees walked by, sat down, and shared what they care about in Java right now. Our guests in this first round are Brian Vermeer, Pratik Patel, Grace Jansen, Mark van der Walle, Ko Turk, Ionut Balosin, and Deepu Sasidharan, in Foojay Podcast #33.

Foojay Podcast #32: Philippines JUG

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Java communities look different in every country, and the Philippines shows that well. A younger crew now leads the local JUG and shapes the Softcon conference at the same time. In this conversation we look at how they keep the group active, how COVID changed their meetups, and where AI fits in their plans. I sat down with Tristan Mahinay, Calen Legaspi, Jansen Marson Ang, and Kerby Martino for Foojay Podcast #32.

Foojay Podcast #31: Report of Devoxx '23 in Belgium

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Devoxx Belgium hit its 20th edition in 2023, and over 3000 Java developers packed into Antwerp to swap ideas and learn. We grabbed a microphone, walked the venue, and asked speakers and attendees what brought them in. The result is a fast-moving snapshot of the conference floor. This is Foojay Podcast #31, with voices including James Gosling, Stephan Janssen, Ivar Grimstad, Nicolai Parlog, Mario Fusco, Bruno Borges, and many more.

Foojay Podcast #30: Utrecht JUG

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

A local Java User Group lives or dies by the people who show up and the people who keep showing up to organize. On September 12th, I spoke at the Utrecht JUG and brought a camera and microphones to capture what makes this group tick. In this conversation we sit down with Michel van Dongen, Willem van de Griendt, Elias Nogueira, Gerard Meijwaard, and Hanno Embregts for Foojay Podcast #30.

Foojay Podcast #29: How will AI and ML Influence the Role of Developers?

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

AI and ML keep showing up in pull requests, IDE suggestions, and debugging sessions, and Java developers feel the shift first-hand. We sat down to ask what these tools actually change in the day-to-day work, and where they still fall short. In this episode I host Zoran Sevarac, Frank Greco, and Roni Dover for Foojay Podcast #29.

Foojay Podcast #28: Java 21 Has Arrived!

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Every six months a new Java version lands, but the long-term support releases set the rhythm for production teams. Java 21 is one of those releases, and it ships a stack of features that change how we write everyday code. To unpack what matters and why, we sat down with Mohamed Taman, Piotr Przybyl, and Simon Ritter for Foojay Podcast #28.

Foojay Podcast #27: Chicago JUG and KUG

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

User groups shape careers in ways conferences rarely can. They turn a city into a network of mentors, speakers, and friends who happen to share a language runtime. In this episode we visit Chicago and talk with Mary Grygleski and John Burns about running the local Java and Kotlin communities, episode #27 of the Foojay Podcast.

Foojay Podcast #26: The Future of Source Control and CI/CD

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Most developers reach for Git without a second thought, but the tools we use to track code have a long history and an uncertain future. We wanted to step back and ask where source control and CI/CD pipelines go from here. Host Hanno Embregts sits down with Trisha Gee (Gradle), Ixchel Ruiz (JFrog), and Pierre-Étienne Meunier (Pijul) for episode #26 of the Foojay Podcast.

Foojay Podcast #25: Game Development with Java, JavaFX, and FXGL

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Java and JavaFX rarely top the list when you think about building a game. The FXGL library changes that picture and opens the door to 2D and 3D games that even run on mobile and Steam. In this Foojay Podcast #25, we sat down with Almas Baimagambetov, Chengen Zhao, and Gerrit Grunwald to talk about how the library grew and what you can do with it today.

Foojay Podcast #24: BeJUG, BruJUG and how Devoxx was born as JavaPolis

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Belgium punches above its weight in the Java world, and most of that energy comes from a small group of people who keep local communities alive. This episode digs into how BeJUG started in 1997, how BruJUG joined later, and how a local conference called JavaPolis turned into Devoxx. I sit down with Olivier Hubaut (BruJUG), Stephan Janssen (founder of BeJUG, Devoxx, Devoxx4Kids, and Voxxed), and Tom Cools (AntwerpJUG, BeJUG) for Foojay Podcast #24.

Foojay Podcast #23: Java Profiling and Performance

Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Your Java application runs, but is it fast enough? Profiling helps you measure what actually happens at runtime so you can spot bottlenecks, memory leaks, and slow paths before your users do. In Foojay Podcast #23 we dig into how performance work has changed as the JVM keeps getting smarter. Host Marcus Lagergren sits down with Heinz Kabutz, Marcus Hirt, and Chris Newland to share what they have learned from years of tuning Java systems.

Foojay Podcast #22: When Profession and Fun Overlap

Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Plenty of developers spend their weekends teaching kids to code, build robots, or tinker with Raspberry Pi boards. That side work often shapes their day job in ways they did not expect. In this episode we sit down with Jeanne Boyarsky, Monica Beckwith, and Igor De Souza for Foojay Podcast #22.

Foojay Podcast #21: Brazil SouJava JUG and How to Grow your Developer Career

Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

What does it take to build the world’s largest Java User Group, and what can other developers learn from the people who run it? SouJava has been gathering Java fans in Brazil since 1999, and its organizers have plenty to say about community, open source, and career growth. In this episode we sit down with Otavio Santana, Maximillian Arruda, and Bruno Souza for Foojay Podcast #21.

Foojay Podcast #20: Functional Programming, 'The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Functional programming splits the room. Some developers swear by it, others avoid it, and most of us land somewhere in the middle trying to figure out when it actually helps. This episode digs into that tension and looks at the real costs and benefits of going functional. Host Ties van de Ven talks with Alejandro Serrano (47 Degrees) and Deepu K Sasidharan (JHipster co-lead, Java Champion) in Foojay Podcast #20, which I produced.

Foojay Podcast #19: How Working For Free For Fun Brought Me Fame and Fortune – Or At Least Some Of Each – In The End

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Plenty of developers spend evenings hacking on open-source projects for free. Some of them turn that hobby into a job, a company, or a reputation that opens unexpected doors. In this conversation we sit down with Tim te Beek, Maarten Mulders, and Lukas Eder to hear how their unpaid work led to paid work. This is Foojay Podcast #19.

Foojay Podcast #18: Atlanta JUG and DevNexus

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Running a Java User Group takes more than a meeting room and good intentions. It takes volunteers, a legal structure, venues, sponsors, and years of steady work. We sat down with Pratik Patel (Lead Dev Rel at Azul) and Vincent Mayers (Dev Community at Gradle) to hear how Atlanta JUG grew into the team behind DevNexus, one of the largest Java conferences in the US. This is Foojay Podcast #18, part of our Java User Group World Tour.

Foojay Podcast #17: Execute Java Code with TornadoVM on CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Running Java on a CPU is the default, but what happens when you point the same code at a GPU or an FPGA? TornadoVM does exactly that. It offloads JVM workloads to accelerators and can speed up parts of an existing program by orders of magnitude. In this Foojay Podcast #17, host Erik Costlow talks with Juan Fumero, Christos Kotselidis, Thanos Stratikopoulos, and Jakob Jenkov about how the project works and where it fits.

Foojay Podcast #16: Welcome to Java 20!

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Every six months a new Java version lands, and Java 20 brings another round of preview features, incubator modules, and steady improvements. For developers, the question is simple. What is worth trying now, and what sets the stage for the next long-term support release? In this conversation we sit down with Simon Ritter and Miro Wengner to unpack Foojay Podcast #16.

Foojay Podcast #15: Japan JUG

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Running a Java User Group takes more than scheduling a room and picking a topic. It takes people who care enough to keep showing up, finding speakers, and rebuilding momentum after a pandemic. We sat down with Shin Tanimoto, Ayana Yokota, and Maaya Ishida for Foojay Podcast #15 to hear how the Japanese Java community keeps its meetups alive.

Foojay Podcast #14: Debugging Tools and Skills for Fun and Profit

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Every Java developer hits a bug they cannot explain. The tools are right there in the IDE, but most of us only scratch the surface of what they can do. This episode digs into debugging as a craft, from breakpoints and the JDWP protocol to observability and the tunnel vision that traps us when we chase the wrong lead. Host Shai Almog sits down with Johannes Bechberger, Marit van Dijk, and Ties van de Ven for Foojay Podcast #14, which I produced.

Foojay Podcast #13: Denver and Boulder JUG

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Running a Java User Group takes more than booking a room and picking a topic. Speakers go quiet, venues close, and attendance swings hard after a pandemic. In this stop of the Foojay Podcast JUG World Tour, we sit down with Greg Ostravich, Zettie Chin-Fong, Kris Woyna, and Matt Raible to hear how two JUGs only 45 minutes apart keep their communities active. This is Foojay Podcast #13.

Foojay Podcast #12: State and Future of the IDEs

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Every Java developer picks an IDE, and that choice shapes the day-to-day work. But what does it take to keep an IDE current when the language ships a new version every six months and the ecosystem keeps shifting? We sat down with the people behind the four big options to hear how they handle it. Joining the conversation are Helen Scott (IntelliJ IDEA), Martin Lippert (Eclipse), Nick Zhu (Microsoft, Visual Studio Code), and Geertjan Wielenga (Apache NetBeans), in Foojay Podcast #12.

Foojay Podcast #11: Looking Back to 2022 and Predictions for 2023

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Every new year invites a familiar question. Which of last year’s bold tech bets actually played out, and which fizzled? We sit down with Ted Neward to score his 2022 forecasts and then look ahead to what 2023 holds for developers, hiring, and the wider Java ecosystem. This is Foojay Podcast #11.

Foojay Podcast #10: JUG World Tour: Dubai JUG

Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Starting a Java User Group from scratch takes more than enthusiasm. It takes speakers, attendees, sponsors, and a local culture that wants to show up. We sat down with Jad Salhani and Chris Thalinger from the Dubai JUG, which kicked off in May 2022, for Foojay Podcast #10 in our JUG World Tour series.

Foojay Podcast #9: The State of JavaFX Framework, Libraries, and Projects

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Plenty of developers still think Java only lives on the server. JavaFX tells a different story, from desktop tools to CAD apps to a brain-computer interface visualizer. To map out where the framework stands today, we brought together five people who build with it and contribute to it. In Foojay Podcast #9 we talked with Pedro Duque Vieira, Sean Phillips, Johan Vos, Gail Anderson, and Dirk Lemmermann.

Foojay Podcast #8: JUG World Tour: Manchester

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Running a Java User Group sounds simple until you try it. Finding speakers, picking venues, keeping people coming back, and growing the audience takes real work. To kick off a new monthly series, we visit the Manchester JUG and talk with the people who keep it going. I host this conversation with Jonathan Bullock and Nick Ebbitt in Foojay Podcast #8.

Foojay Podcast #7: Security in Java, what do we need to know and how to keep our applications secure?

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Every Java application carries a stack of dependencies, and any one of them can hide a vulnerability that puts your users at risk. Knowing how to spot weak spots, harden code, and pick safer libraries matters for anyone shipping JVM software. In this Foojay Podcast #7, host Erik Costlow sits down with Steve Poole, Brian Vermeer, and Anastasiia Voitova to dig into what Java developers need to know to keep applications secure.

Foojay Podcast #6: Welcome to Foojay!

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Ever wondered what runs the Foojay.io community behind the scenes? After 2.5 years and hundreds of posts since that first article in April 2020, the site has grown into a hub for friends of OpenJDK. In this sixth episode of the Foojay Podcast, we sit down with Geertjan Wielenga, A N M Bazlur Rahman, and Roy Wasse to walk through the story so far.

Leanpub Frontmatter: Frank Delporte, Author of Getting started with Java on the Raspberry Pi

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Writing a technical book while holding down a day job sounds intimidating, but it can also become the thing that shapes a career. Frank started small with blog posts about Java on the Raspberry Pi, kept going, and ended up with a full book on Leanpub. Host Len Epp invited Frank as the guest on Leanpub Frontmatter episode #234 to talk about that path.

Foojay Podcast #5: OpenJDK 19 Discussion Panel

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Every six months a new Java release lands, and OpenJDK 19 is no exception. The big question for working developers is which features matter today, and which ones reshape how we write code tomorrow. In this Foojay Podcast #5, host Erik Costlow sits down with Miroslav Wengner, Mary Grygleski, and Deepu K Sasidharan to unpack the new release on the day it drops.

Foojay Podcast #2: Embedded Java - Robots and FX

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Java runs on far more than servers and laptops. It powers ocean robots, garden mowers, hobby boards, and mobile devices. This episode of Foojay Podcast #2 gathers James Gosling, Johan Vos, Erik Costlow, and Frank as the guest to dig into what embedded Java looks like today.

Airhacks.fm #104 - Trains, Filmschool, Java on RaspberryPI, Quarkus and MicroProfile

Sat, 05 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000

How does a kid who soldered relay boards to drive Lego trains from a Commodore 64 end up running Quarkus on a Raspberry Pi? The thread connects film school in a Brussels castle, passenger information systems on real trains, and a deep love for tiny boards with GPIO pins. Adam Bien hosts Frank Delporte as the guest on episode #104 of airhacks.fm to trace that arc.

JOE: Radio-DJ voor één uur

Fri, 12 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Twenty years after his last radio shift, Frank steps back behind the microphone for one afternoon. The occasion is International Brother/Sister Day, and the invitation comes from someone who knows the studio inside out. His sister Nathalie, a professional radio maker, hands him a co-host spot on national station Joe for a full hour.