Open Source 5
A lot of the Java world runs on code people wrote for free, in public. These posts and podcast episodes look at open source from both sides of the keyboard: maintaining libraries like Pi4J, contributing to OpenJDK and other projects, getting involved with community projects, and the lessons that come with putting your work out there. Expect conversations about FLOSS, the realities of unpaid maintenance, and how starting small with one pull request can grow into something bigger.
Foojay Podcast #89: Quarkus and Agentic Commerce
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 …
10xInsights: Frankly Speaking: How Java, Raspberry Pi, and Drum Created a Guru
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 …
FLOSS Weekly Episode 809: Pi4J – Stable And Boring On The Raspberry Pi
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 …
Java Challengers: Java Rockstar Career #4 - Java on Raspberry Pi, Start with Open Source with Java with Frank Delporte
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 …
Foojay Podcast #19: How Working For Free For Fun Brought Me Fame and Fortune – Or At Least Some Of Each – In The End
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 …