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Java is huge because the surrounding community is huge. These posts and podcast episodes go where that community gathers, from local Java User Groups on every continent to conferences like DevBcn, JCON, J-Fall, and Devoxx, and to the people running projects like Foojay. Expect JUG world tour conversations, reports from events, stories about starting and sustaining a user group, and chats about making the ecosystem more accessible for newcomers, students, and developers from underrepresented backgrounds.
Foojay Podcast #94: More Than a Blog: How Foojay Connects, Sustains, and Evolves the Java Community
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 …
Foojay Podcast #85: Code, Community, and Opportunity: Making Tech Accessible for Everyone
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 …
Foojay Podcast #77: DevBcn Report, Part 2 - Spanish Knowledge Sharing
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 …
Foojay Podcast #70: Celebrating 5 Years of Foojay
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 …
Foojay Podcast #46: JUG Switzerland
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 …
Foojay Podcast #44: Quarkus Club
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 …
Foojay Podcast #42: Jozi-JUG and Cape Town Java Community
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 …
Foojay Podcast #35: Dublin JUG
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 …
Foojay Podcast #30: Utrecht JUG
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 …
Foojay Podcast #27: Chicago JUG and KUG
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 …
Foojay Podcast #24: BeJUG, BruJUG and how Devoxx was born as JavaPolis
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 …
Foojay Podcast #15: Japan JUG
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 …
Foojay Podcast #13: Denver and Boulder JUG
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 #10: JUG World Tour: Dubai JUG
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 …
Foojay Podcast #8: JUG World Tour: Manchester
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 …
Foojay Podcast #6: Welcome to Foojay!
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 …